Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rados艂aw Sikorski, stated on September 10th, 2025, that 19 Russian-manufactured drones breached Polish airspace last night, asserting these incursions were deliberate and not accidental deviations. This declaration follows the discovery of drone debris across multiple locations, including the village of Pinattery and Sob贸tka, with one Russian drone reportedly falling on the territory of a Polish Territorial Defence Force military base in Nowe Miasto nad Pilic膮, Masovian Voivodeship, approximately 70km from Warsaw, without causing damage. Senator Lindsey Graham echoed President Donald Trump's condemnation of the "insane violation" of Polish airspace, stating on X on September 10th, 2025, that Congress is prepared to enact "bone crushing new sanctions and tariffs" against nations supporting Russia's war efforts, specifically urging European allies to impose tariffs on countries like China and India for purchasing Russian oil. Graham emphasized bipartisan readiness to empower President Trump in addressing this "mounting threat." Polish authorities confirmed the discovery of a twelfth drone in Pinattery, Vengravsky district, and another in Sob贸tka, O偶ar贸w commune, 艢wi臋tokrzyskie Voivodeship. Fragments of a U.S.-made AIM-120C-7 missile were also found in a garden in Eastern Poland, likely fired by NATO aircraft intercepting the drones. The Ukrainian Air Force reported multiple aerial threats across Ukraine between 2:32 PM and 2:47 PM UTC on September 10th, 2025, including reconnaissance UAVs and rocket threats. Sikorski affirmed Poland's, the EU's, and NATO's resolve not to be intimidated and to continue supporting Ukraine. He confirmed ongoing communication with NATO Secretary General and allied defense ministers, emphasizing solidarity. The Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland, Bodnar, noted that it is "more and easier to knock down the drones over Ukraine." Meanwhile, Russia's Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, issued a warning to Finland regarding confrontation with Russia. NATO aircraft were observed refueling over Podkarpacie, Poland, during the night, with one sighting of a refueling tanker "T-059." The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assesses that Russia's efforts to increase domestic drone and missile production are part of a broader strategy to prepare for a prolonged conflict in Ukraine and a potential future war against NATO. Russia's Foreign Ministry has previously labeled reports of drones in Polish airspace as myths.
