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Poland calls urgent U.N. Security Council meeting over drone raid

Warsaw says it is the first time its territorial integrity was violated on such a massive scale since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk meets air force personnel at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Lask, Poland a day after the drone incident.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk meets air force personnel at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Lask, Poland a day after the drone incident. (AN/KPRM)

The U.N. Security Council met in emergency session and NATO launched a new defensive initiative, "Operation Eastern Sentry," after Poland accused Russia of an "unprecedented" border violation involving 19 drones.

The meeting called by Poland on Friday night brought a tense standoff over airspace violations by dozens of drones to a new diplomatic head, as Russia and its adversaries present competing accounts of the incident.

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