"France and Germany said they were helping to strengthen NATO ally Poland's air defense after at least 19 Russian drones entered Polish airspace on September 10, severely raising tensions between the Western military alliance and Moscow. German government spokesman Stefan Kornelius on September 11 said Berlin's military would "extend and expand" air policing over Poland to provide additional cover for the country's airspace."
"Poland labeled the September 10 incident -- which led Polish and NATO forces to shoot down several of the approaching Russian drones -- a deliberate "unprecedented" attack on the country, NATO, and the European Union. Polish President Karol Nawrocki on September 11 called the incident "an attempt to test the mechanism of action within NATO and our readiness to respond.""
At least 19 Russian drones entered Polish airspace on September 10, prompting Polish and NATO forces to shoot down several of them and causing property damage but no casualties. France and Germany pledged to bolster Poland's air defenses: Germany will extend and expand air policing over Poland, and France will deploy three Rafale fighter jets to protect Polish airspace and NATO's eastern flank. Sweden, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic summoned Russian ambassadors to protest the incursion. US President Donald Trump expressed displeasure but suggested the incursion could have been a mistake. Poland characterized the incident as a deliberate unprecedented attack and a test of NATO's response mechanisms.
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