The incident comes at a time of heightened regional tensions following a string of airspace violations.View on euronews

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Monday that his country “neutralized a drone operating over government buildings,” less than a week after he said that his country downed multiple Russian drones that breached Poland’s airspace.

Responding to President Trump, Poland's leader said, "we would also wish that the drone attack on Poland was a mistake. But it wasn't."

Authorities say Polish and allied aircraft were deployed in a “preventive” operation in Poland’s airspace because of a threat of drone strikes in neighboring areas of Ukraine.

We would also wish that the drone attack on Poland was a mistake. But it wasn’t. And we know it,” Tusk said in a post on X after President Trump downplayed the drone incident

Polish leaders have dismissed the suggestion President Donald Trump made that the Russian drones that invaded Poland’s airspace on Wednesday could have been a “mistake.”

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk pledged Thursday to push ahead with a “great modernization program” for his country’s military, a day after Russian drones crossed into Poland and amplified international tensions around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including what the Kremlin’s future territorial ambitions might be.

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared the nation is closer to open conflict than it has been since World War II, following multiple Russian drone incursions. Poland shot down several drones and a missile debris was found,

"In my opinion, (the Russians) gave a signal... don't even think about providing Ukraine with additional air defenses. You may need to find a way to get it yourself," Zelensky said in an interview with Sky News.