US vows to defend ‘every inch’ of Nato territory after Russian drones enter Poland - US calls Russia’s Polish airspace violations ‘alarming’

The U.S.-led military alliance said it would bolster defenses along its eastern flank after the incursion, the first of its kind since the Ukraine war began; Russia denied targeting Poland.

NATO announced plans to beef up the defence of Europe's eastern flank on Friday, two days after Poland shot down drones that had violated its airspace in the first known action of its kind by a member of the Western alliance during Russia's war in Ukraine.

The UK will join NATO allies, including Germany, France and Denmark, to boost defences as Prince Harry and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper visit Kyiv in a demonstration of solidarity with Ukraine.

The NATO military alliance, led by Europe, said it was bolstering its defenses on its eastern flank following a tension-raising Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace, although US participation in the West's new defensive moves remained uncertain.

Poland was forced to scramble its air defences in the early hours of Wednesday to blast an unprecedented fleet of suicide drones from its airspace