Poland has established a new branch of its Military Medical Forces, the Wojska Medyczne, to bolster national resilience and respond to increasing European security threats. The new force, which will begin operating in September 2025, aims to integrate all military medicine structures under one command, focusing on battlefield medicine, crisis preparedness, and rapid response to large-scale emergencies, including armed conflicts and hybrid threats. This development comes as the United Kingdom announced it will fly Royal Air Force Typhoons on NATO air defence missions over Poland to deter Russian aggression, with UK MP John Healey stating this is a "message to Moscow" in response to "reckless drone incursions into NATO airspace." The "Medical Forces" will also facilitate training and collaboration between military medics and civilian healthcare professionals. The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Poland made the announcement regarding the creation of this new troop type. Simultaneously, reports from Ukrainian alert channels indicated potential enemy shock-intelligence drone activity in the Dnipro and Zaporizhzhya regions, though no immediate threats were confirmed. These events occur in the context of heightened tensions following the conclusion of Russian-Belarusian "West-2025" military exercises. Previously, United States President Donald Trump labeled Russia an "aggressor," a shift in rhetoric, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated claims that "NATO is at war with Russia." U.S. official Kellogg had previously downplayed Russian military capabilities, stating Russia cannot march on Berlin and that "nobody should be afraid of the Russian military." Senator Thom Tillis of the U.S. Republican Congress expressed impatience, stating, "Russia is really playing us like a piano right now." In parallel military activities reported earlier on September 15th, 2025, Ukrainian drone manufacturers Vyriy and "Fourth Law" announced the mass production of drones equipped with a new guidance system between 10:31 AM and 10:45 AM UTC. The Russian Oil Refinery "Kirishinaftoorgsynthesis" stopped work after an attack by Ukrainian UAVs. The Baltic Sea port of Primorsk, a key outlet for Russian oil exports, partially resumed operations after damage from Ukrainian drone strikes. Colonel Artem Vlasiuk, head of civil defense for the AFU's CBRN Defense Office, stated that Russia has employed "K-51 (CS) tearing grenades, РГВО (CN), and other modified and homemade explosive devices equipped with dangerous chemicals such as chlorine and ammonia," which, if chlorine was used, constitutes a grave violation of international law, according to a report citing OSINTNW.
