Poland says Russian drones shot down over its territory

波兰称其领土上空被击落的俄罗斯无人机

Global News Podcast

2025-09-10

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Warsaw says Polish and NATO pilots scrambled to shoot down Russian drones that violated its airspace during an attack on Ukraine. Russia says it had 'no plans' to hit Polish targets. NATO says the alliance will defend every inch of its territory. Also: Israeli media say top defence officials are increasingly unsure whether the strike on the Qatari capital, Doha, was successful in killing Hamas leaders. We hear from a leading Palestinian politician about where this leaves the Gaza ceasefire proposals. The UN says more children around the world are now obese than underweight; a new documentary, 'Children of the Fire', looks at the issue of children deported to Russia from Ukraine; and a backlash in Australia after videos of an American influencer wrestling crocodiles go viral.
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  • This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Janet Jolian at 13 Hours GMT on Wednesday 10th September.

  • These are our main stories.

  • Poland says it shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace during an attack on Ukraine.

  • Israeli media say top defence officials are increasingly unsure whether the strike on the Qatari capital Doha succeeded in killing Hamas leaders.

  • The UN says more children around the world are now obese than underweight.

  • For the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine,

  • Poland has shot down Russian drones that entered its airspace during Moscow's latest attack on Ukraine.

  • Poland's Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, said 19 Russian drones violated Polish airspace,

  • and those which posed a threat, up to four of them, were shot down by Polish and NATO pilots.

  • We are most likely dealing with a large-scale provocation,

  • but at the same time, we are in consultation with our allies.

  • I'm in constant contact with the NATO Secretary General.

  • This is so that in the next few hours, days and beyond,

  • we can respond to this type of threat as effectively as we did tonight.

  • This is the first time Russian drones have been shot down over the territory of a NATO country,

  • and therefore all our allies are taking the situation very seriously."

  • Mr Tusk said that a line had been crossed and that Poland was closer to open conflict than at any time

  • since the Second World War.

  • In a statement,