Drone incursions into Poland's airspace were not a mistake by Russia, Prime Minister Donald Tusk says, despite US President Donald Trump's suggestion that the incident could have been accidental.

"We would also wish that the drone attack on Poland was a mistake. But it wasn't. And we know it," Tusk said on X.

Early on Wednesday, Poland shot down drones in its airspace with the backing of military aircraft from its NATO allies, the first time a member of the Western military alliance is known to have fired shots during Russia's war in Ukraine.

Earlier on Friday, deputy defence minister Cezary Tomczyk also commented on Trump's comment.

"I think this is a message that should reach President Trump today: there's no question of a mistake - this was a deliberate Russian attack," he told loca

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