- Poland's armed forces initiated preventive military air operations early on Tuesday morning to secure its airspace after Russia launched jet-powered drone attacks across Ukraine.
- The Polish military later confirmed the conclusion of the operations, reassuring the public that no violations of Polish airspace had taken place during the incident.
- In a related border incident, an Italian Nato fighter jet intercepted and shot down a drone in Lithuania near the village of Pratkunai after it likely entered from Belarusian airspace.
- Ukraine's Air Force issued widespread alerts instructing civilians across the country to seek immediate shelter as Russian forces deployed jet-powered drones nationwide.
- The recent incursions of military drones into neighbouring countries have intensified concerns that Russia's ongoing conflict in Ukraine could escalate beyond Nato borders.
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