Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
World
RFI

Poland calls emergency UN meeting over drone raid blamed on Russia

Officials said drones violated Polish airspace 19 times, but there were no casualties and the damage was limited. © Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP

Warsaw (AFP) – Poland said Thursday it had called an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss violations of its airspace, a day after it accused Russia of carrying out a drone raid on its territory.

Poland said the incident was not accidental and branded it an "unprecedented" attack on Poland, NATO and the European Union, but Moscow denied targeting the country and said there was no evidence the drones were Russian.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.