NATO Strengthens Defenses on Eastern Frontier After Drone Incursion in Poland

French President Emmanuel Macron promised to send 3 Rafale fighter jets to Poland and said, ‘We will not yield to Russia’s growing intimidation.’

Territorial defense officers clean up debris from the destroyed roof of a house after drones were shot down in Wyryki near Lublin, Poland, on Sept. 11, 2025. Czarek Sokolowski/AP

NATO’s supreme commander in Europe, U.S. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, said on Sept. 10 that lessons would be learned from an incident in which the alliance reported that “numerous Russian drones violated Polish airspace” and were shot down.

Grynkewich, speaking in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, said NATO had not yet identified the total number of drones that entered Polish territory on Sept. 9, nor whether they crossed the border deliberately or somehow went astray.