Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned on Thursday that Russia is preparing hybrid attacks using drones or missiles against NATO countries that support Ukraine, including Poland. He said the attacks would be presented as accidental to reduce NATO’s willingness to intervene. Tusk said the strategy aims to weaken the coalition’s response to an actual attack on a member state.
The warning came after a massive strike on the western part of Ukraine, close to the Polish border, forced Warsaw to scramble aircraft. While no breach of Polish airspace was reported, the incident highlighted the heightened risk of cross‑border attacks and the need for rapid defensive measures.
Russian forces carried a barrage of attacks on Ukrainian cities, striking an industrial park west of Kyiv that killed one person and damaging an oil refinery in Yaroslavl. Drones also hit Nova Poshta’s logistics hub near Odesa and a cargo vessel in Chornomorsk, according to the Russian defence ministry. Night attacks have expanded to daylight hours, with incidents reported in Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro and other eastern cities.
Other developments include the opening of regional polls in Russia amid low approval for President Vladimir Putin, and UN Secretary‑General António Guterres warning that the Security Council’s paralysis allows powerful states to flout international law. Tusk announced a trip to Kyiv to discuss drone defence and sanctions, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the passage of the Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act as a powerful tool to pressure Russia into peace.
