About 4 out of 19 drones: Tusk reported on the work of air defense in Poland against Russian drones

To spread: Poland's aircraft and allies on the night of September 10 previously knocked down four Russian drones over the country. In total, the Polish airspace was broken by 19 drones, most of which flew from Belarus. The statements of the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to invade Russian drones was submitted by the Reuters news agency. According to him, the last drone was shot at 7:45 am Kyiv time.

Tusk also stated that Poland was asked to apply Article 4 of the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) and conducts constant consultations with allies to strengthen air defense. "The fact that these drones, which posed safety, were beaten, changing the political situation. Therefore, the consultations of the Allies had the form of an official request for the activation of Article 4 of the NATO Treaty," the Polish Prime Minister said.

Article 4 provides for consultations between members of the Alliance in cases where, according to any of them, the territory, political independence or security of any of them is threatened. According to this article, discussions can potentially lead to a joint decision or certain actions. At the same time, Donald Tusk noted that Poland is now in a situation closest to the armed conflict since the Second World War.

According to Reuters sources in security services, two German Patriot air defense complexes deployed in the country helped to identify Russian drones in Poland. In Poland, for the first time, the chewing was beaten on the night of September 10 during a combined attack of the Russian Federation on Ukraine. Poland's aircraft was assisted by NATO and the Netherlands. In the command of the Armed Forces of Poland, they called the invasion of drones into the airspace "Act of Aggression".