The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO is launching a new military campaign in Poland following an incursion by Russian drones in Polish airspace earlier in the week, the military alliance confirmed in a statement.
Operation Eastern Sentry will "bolster NATO's posture along the eastern flank" and "involve a range of Allied assets and feature both traditional capabilities and novel technologies, including elements designed to address challenges associated with drones," the organization confirmed in a release.
Earlier in the week, Polish and Dutch fighter jets scrambled by NATO shot down more than 20 Russian drones over eastern Poland.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk later confirmed the "multiple violations of Polish airspace," and the country invoked NATO's Article 4, convening a