Lithuania is "ready" to shoot down any more drones that enter its airspace, the country's defense minister told ABC News.

The latest massive aerial attack on Ukraine hit a new milestone in the continuing escalation of Russian bombardments, after Poland announced that it had closed airports and downed Russian drones in its airspace overnight on Sept.

Polish F-16 fighters, Dutch F-35 fighters, German Patriot air defense systems and an Italian AWACS surveillance aircraft were all deployed, and three of the drones were downed. Others crashed, including near villages in eastern Poland.

The NATO mission Eastern Century will involve an array of troops and capabilities from several allied countries to defend the alliance’s eastern flank.

Warsaw, Poland — Poland said Wednesday that multiple Russian drones entered its territory over the course of several hours and were shot down with help from NATO allies, describing the incursion as an “act of aggression” carried out during a wave of Russian strikes on Ukraine.

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The Polish government asking NATO for a consultation after Russian drones crossed into soverign territory in its war against Ukraine.

Europe faced a serious security shock on September 10, when Russian drones struck Polish territory in what many call the first direct military encounter between NATO and Russia since the invasion of Ukraine began.