9 h. ago Poland deploys planes in airspace due to Russia drone threat in Ukraine

Polish and allied aircraft were deployed in a “preventive” operation in Poland’s airspace on Saturday because of a threat of drone strikes in neighbouring areas of Ukraine, and the airport in the eastern Polish city of Lublin was closed, authorities said. The alert came after multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland on Wednesday, prompting Nato to send fighter jets to shoot them down and underlining long-held concerns about the expansion of Russia’s more than three-year war in Ukraine. The...

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27 h. ago Nato boosts defence of Europe’s eastern flank to ward off Russia

Nato announced plans to strengthen the defence of Europe’s eastern flank on Friday, two days after Poland shot down drones that had violated its airspace in the first known action of its kind by a member of the Western alliance during Russia’s war in Ukraine. Warsaw has portrayed the drone incursions as an attempt by Russia to test the capabilities of Poland and Nato to respond. On Friday, Poland rejected Donald Trump’s suggestion that the incursions could have been a mistake, a rare...

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65 h. ago China urges Poland, Russia to handle drone issue through talks

China urges Poland, Russia to handle drone issue through talks  Anadolu Ajansı

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3 d. ago Poland downs Russian drones, a first for Nato member during Ukraine war

Poland shot down drones that entered its airspace on Wednesday, the first time a member of Nato is known to have fired shots during Russia’s war in Ukraine. Poland said 19 objects had entered its airspace during a large Russian air attack on Ukraine, and that it had shot down those that posed a threat. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he had activated Article Four of Nato’s treaty, under which alliance members can demand consultations with their allies. “We are dealing with a large-scale...

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2 w. ago Gaza war: Turkey bars Israeli ships from its ports, restricts airspace

Turkey has decided to bar Israeli vessels from using its ports, forbid Turkish ships from using Israeli ports and impose restrictions on some planes entering Turkish airspace, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday. He provided few details in comments to parliament that appeared to summarise steps that Turkey has already taken against Israel over the war in Gaza or has started to implement. Turkey has fiercely criticised Israel’s offensive in Gaza and accuses it of committing genocide in...

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2 w. ago Ukraine marks independence day as Russia says Kyiv has struck nuclear plant

Russia accused Ukraine on Sunday of launching drone attacks that sparked a fire at a nuclear power plant in its western Kursk region overnight, as Ukraine celebrated 34 years since its independence. Russian officials said several power and energy facilities were targeted in the overnight strikes. The fire at the nuclear facility was quickly extinguished with no injuries reported, according to the plant’s press service on Telegram. While the attack damaged a transformer, radiation levels remained...

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3 w. ago Poland calls drone crash a Russian provocation amid peace talks

Poland’s defence minister said a flying object that crashed and exploded in a cornfield in eastern Poland early on Wednesday was identified as a Russian drone, calling it a provocation by Russia. At a news conference in Warsaw, Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, who also serves as defence minister, accused Russia of provoking Nato during a crucial moment, as peace talks over the war in neighbouring Ukraine are under way, the country’s news agency PAP reported. “Russia is provoking...

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