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Poland's PM Tusk says ‘huge number’ of drones entered Polish airspace during major attack on western Ukraine

Poland hits out at ‘act of aggression’ as it shoots down Russian drones for first time since Putin launched full scale invasion of Ukraine

Here are the key events on day 1,294 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The Russian advance into the Donetsk region has intensified, leaving Ukrainian cities like Kostiantynivka in dire conditions

Poland faces Russian drones, espionage arrests, and a full Belarus border closure as Zapad-2025 drills heighten fears of wider conflict on NATO's eastern flank

Trump says he is prepared to hit India and China with even more sweeping tariffs if Europe is willing to cooperate

Abducted children and those from occupied territories are turning up in Russia’s military-style training camps, with fears that some are already on the frontline

Russia's state gas company Gazprom says it has a deal to build a pipeline to China called Power of Siberia 2

The danger from Russian spy drones over Germany is growing, exposing a serious security gap. They are being launched not only from land but also from the sea. Yet it remains unclear who is actually responsible for tackling the threat: the Bundeswehr, the police, or other authorities.

Poland’s armed forces intercepted and shot down Russian drones in its airspace on Wednesday morning, marking the first direct military engagement between a NATO member and Russian assets since the Ukraine conflict began in 2022.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk says military defences deployed after ‘multiple violations of Polish airspace’.