Polish military to take part in a drone combat training in Ukraine after airspace violations

Following the violation of Polish airspace by at least 19 Russian drones earlier this week, representatives of the Polish Army will travel to Ukraine to take part in anti-drone training.

Of the at least 19 drones that flew into Polish territory, four were shot down by Polish and NATO aircraft.

Following the incident, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed training to strengthen Poland's defences against drones.

On Wednesday, Zelenskyy spoke by phone with Polish President Karol Nawrocki about the airspace violations with both leaders acknowleding the incident had been on a bigger scale than previous incidents.

"This is a different level of escalation on Russia's part and must be met with an appropriate response," Zelenskyy said.

He announced that Ukraine would offer Poland training on how to combat Russian drones, especially Iran-made Shaheds, which the Ukrainian army already has extensive experience of dealing with.

"We have agreed with Donald (Tusk) on appropriate cooperation at the military level. We will also coordinate with all NATO member states," Zelenskyy said in a post on X.