Poland and NATO forces shot down what they say are “suspected Russian drones” over Polish airspace this morning, saying the drones were coming from the direction of Ukraine but are believed to be Russian.

Russia takes no responsibility for the drones, one of which landed on a house and came through the roof:

 
Here’s more from Reuters:

Poland shot down suspected Russian drones in its airspace on Wednesday with the backing of military aircraft from its NATO allies, the first time a member of the Western military alliance is known to have fired shots during Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told parliament it was “the closest we have been to open conflict since World War Two”, although he also said he had “no reason to believe we’re on the brink of war”.

Polish F-16 fighter jets, Dutch F-35s, Italian AWACS surveillance planes and NATO mid-air refuelling aircraft scrambled in an operation to shoot down drones that began entering Polish airspace on Tuesday evening and kept coming until morning, officials said.

One drone smashed into pensioner Tomasz Wesolowski’s two-storey brick house in the eastern Polish village of Wyryki-Wola at 6:30 a.m. while he was downstairs watching news about the incursion on TV.

The roof was destroyed and debris was strewn across the bedroom. Wesolowski told Reuters the house “needs to be demolished”.

A blackened spot in a black field elsewhere in southeastern Poland showed where other drones had fallen.

Moscow denied responsibility for the incident, with a senior diplomat in Poland saying the drones had come from the direction of Ukraine. Russia’s defence ministry said its drones had carried out a major attack on military facilities in western Ukraine but it had not planned to hit any targets in Poland.

The leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Canada were among NATO leaders to condemn the Russian incursion in strong terms.

There was no immediate statement from Washington. The U.S. Air Force general serving as the top NATO commander, Alexus Grynkewich, said the alliance had “responded quickly and decisively to the situation, demonstrating our capability and resolve to defend allied territory”.

 
UPDATE: As I just published this article, President Trump has just responded to the Russian drones violating Polish airspace: