Russia says it had no plans to target Poland as UK condemns 'unprecedented' drone strikes
Summary
Russia's defence ministry says it did not plan to attack any targets in Poland, after Warsaw said Russian drones entered its airspace
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk says up to four of 19 Russian drones were shot down by Polish and Nato aircraft - BBC Verify delves deeper
It marks the first time Russian drones have been downed over the territory of a Nato country
Tusk also warns that Poland is at its closest to open conflict since World War Two
Meanwhile, the UK's defence minister says he has asked Britain's armed forces to "look at options to bolster" Nato's air defence over Poland
John Healey echoes European condemnation of the incursion, calling it "dangerous and unprecedented"
The drones that entered Poland were part of overnight attacks on Ukraine, during which Russia launched 415 drones
Ukrainian commentators have few doubts that Russia deliberately targeted Poland with around 19 decoy drones, to see if there will be a response from Nato.
"This is not a military attack per se, rather a provocative attack. Another step on the escalation ladder. Putin is slicing salami and watching for reaction - first and foremost from Trump," blogger Roman Shrayk says.
Many commentators, like Ulyana Bakh, stress that the drones actually "attacked" Poland, and not that they just "entered" its airspace.
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