Ukraine says Russia drone incursion part of pressure

27/9/2025 6:33

Russia deliberately flew drones into the airspace of NATO member Poland this month to test the alliance's response, stoke fatigue in member states with its war on Ukraine and step up pressure on the West this accordding to the Ukrainian military spy agency.



It sent the written assessment to Reuters after NATO jets downed Russian drones that entered Polish airspace on September 9-10.



This week unidentified drones shut down air traffic in parts of Denmark. The assessment only addressed the incident in Poland.



Russia denies it planned to target anything in Poland with drones as it was attacking neighbouring Ukraine.



U.S. President Donald Trump said in the immediate aftermath that it was possible the drones had ended up there by mistake.



Ukraine uses jamming and electronic systems to try to suppress and divert incoming Russian drone and missile strikes, but the Ukrainian spy agency said it had ruled that out as the cause.