The Russian drones shot down over Poland yesterday are believed to have been targeted at a Nato base, reports suggest.
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, forces from the alliance were sent to respond to several drones that had crossed the border from Belarus.
It marked the first time since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022 that Nato had directly engaged with Russian assets.
German newspaper Die Welt has reported that five of the drones were on a direct path towards a Nato base, citing ‘preliminary Polish investigations’ discussed at an internal Nato briefing yesterday evening.
The newspaper said the Polish base in question was involved in providing military supplies to Ukraine as it fights back against Russian invaders.
Top figures including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on Wednesday that the flights were a ‘test’ by the Kremlin to see how Nato would respond.
If the reported finding of the investigations prove correct, questions may arise over whether they were in fact a deliberate attack on Nato by Russia.
Die Welt cited a high-ranking Nato officer saying: ‘Based on current information, we assume that the drones most likely intentionally entered Nato airspace.’
The incident on Wednesday morning led Poland to invoke Article 4 of Nato, which led to immediate discussions over potential responses between members of the alliance.
A UK government spokesperson confirmed there was British representation at the discussions yesterday morning.
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