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Europe’s escalating drone crisis entered a new and potentially dangerous phase on Friday after Czech authorities confirmed the deployment of anti-drone units and armed snipers at Václav Havel International Airport in Prague, in response to an anonymous tip-off about an incoming drone swarm . Czech Armed Forces have deployed anti-drone systems around Václav Havel International Airport; via: Molo44 The threat--described as “ unverified ” but serious-- came from an English-speaking caller , prompting a full-scale security mobilization at one of Central Europe’s busiest airports.  The Czech Police announced it was prepared to shut down the airspace and access roads around the capital’s airport if necessary. The incident comes less than 24 hours after Munich Airport in Germany was paralyzed by a drone wave that forced the cancellation or diversion of dozens of flights, stranding nearly 3,000 passengers overnight during a national holiday.  Bavarian Premier Markus Söder has call...

Under mounting international scrutiny and a sharp escalation in cross-border military actions, Russia deepened its diplomatic push at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.  Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held back-to-back meetings with nearly two dozen counterparts, from Africa to Latin America, positioning Moscow as a reliable partner for the Global South amid a widening rift with the West.  File Photo: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov The messaging came as NATO states issued fresh warnings over Russian drones, missiles and fighter jets violating airspace across Eastern Europe, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly warned Kremlin officials to “know where the bomb shelters are.” In a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Lavrov claimed Russia remained open to negotiations on Ukraine and reiterated Moscow’s interest in building on the outcomes of the Trump-Putin Alaska summit.  The Russian side accused Kyiv and unna...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Kremlin leaders to “know where the bomb shelters are” in an escalation of rhetoric, as Moscow deepens its military provocations against NATO and the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year.  The comments came shortly after his address to the United Nations General Assembly, and amid fresh airspace violations across Europe attributed to Russian fighter jets and drones. File Photo: Dmitry Medvedev In an interview with Axios , Zelenskyy said he had received permission from U.S. President Donald Trump to target Russian energy and infrastructure assets, and had also requested a specific weapons system from Washington that he believes could force Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table.  He declined to specify the system, but said: “They have to know that we in Ukraine, each day, we will answer. If they attack us, we will answer them.” The warning provoked a direct and incendiary response from former Russian Pres...

NATO’s eastern flank is under acute military and diplomatic stress following a high-risk violation of Estonian airspace by Russian fighter jets and an overnight missile and drone blitz on Ukraine that brought the war to the doorstep of allied territory. Estonia has officially invoked Article 4 of the NATO treaty, a rarely used mechanism that compels formal consultation among member states, after three Russian MiG-31 aircraft entered its airspace without clearance.  Estonia has officially invoked Article 4 of the NATO treaty. The jets flew over the Gulf of Finland with transponders turned off and no filed flight plans--an act Estonia’s foreign ministry called “brazen” and “unprecedented.” The incursion lasted 12 minutes. NATO responded with force posture adjustments, scrambling Italian F-35s stationed in Estonia alongside Swedish and Finnish aircraft operating under the alliance’s Eastern Sentry mission.  Moscow has denied any violation, insisting its aircraft remained in int...

Poland has signaled its intent to become a formal part of NATO's nuclear sharing program and has not ruled out hosting French nuclear weapons on its territory. The statement by Polish President Karol Nawrocki comes amid rising security tensions with Russia and Belarus and represents Warsaw’s most explicit positioning to date in favor of a European nuclear deterrent on its soil. Image From Exercise Iron Defenders 25. NATO In an interview with France’s LCI television aired September 16, Nawrocki stated, “Poland should be part of the nuclear sharing program. It should have its own nuclear capacities—energy, civil, and military.”  When asked directly if French nuclear weapons might one day be stationed in Poland, he said, “It may be too early to talk about it. But if you ask me whether Poland should be part of the nuclear sharing program, I would say ‘yes, of course.’” ‼️🇵🇱🤝🇺🇲🇨🇦🇪🇺 NATO troops have been granted permission to be stationed on Polish territory - Karol Nawrocki sig...

NATO has scrambled its first fighter jet under Operation Eastern Sentry , the alliance’s new air defense mission designed to deter and intercept Russian drones probing European skies. Meanwhile a French Rafale, backed by a Polish helicopter, had already taken off from Polish soil in response to a potential threat--an alert that ended quickly but carried historic weight.  Representational Image: IR It was the first operational action since the mission was announced just a day earlier, and showed the urgency that followed Moscow’s deliberate drone incursion into Polish territory on September 10. 🚨🇵🇱 Once the offensive begins, Poland will march all the way to Moscow. pic.twitter.com/DFgYkz1UNO — Terror Alarm (@Terror_Alarm) September 15, 2025 “Allies responded fast, correctly, and in a calibrated manner to the potential threat,” said U.S. Air Force General Alexus G. Grynkewich, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe. “Eastern Sentry has already demonstrated its utility.” F...

NATO has scrambled fighters over Poland and pledged tighter defenses on its eastern flank after Moscow sent 19 drones into allied airspace last week--the most serious breach since the Ukraine war began.  Typhoons will join allies and fly air defence missions over Poland. Via: UK Ministry of Defence Britain has also confirmed that RAF Typhoons will join Danish F-16s, French Rafales, and German Eurofighters under Operation Eastern Sentry, flying joint air defense missions out of Lincolnshire.  “Putin tested NATO, NATO responded with unity,” said UK Defence Secretary John Healey, calling Russia’s actions “reckless, dangerous, and unprecedented.” Poland knows Russia can’t be trusted, so when Russia does “exercises,” Poland warms up like it’s game day. pic.twitter.com/BhqyYIK7fA — Victoria (@victoriaslog) September 10, 2025 Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned the violation marked “the closest we have been to open conflict since World War Two.”  In a separate incide...

Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets on Saturday after detecting a Russian drone inside its airspace, the latest in a series of incursions pulling NATO directly into the fallout of Moscow’s war in Ukraine.  Romania Scrambles F-16s, Via @NTStrike on X The aircraft took off from the 86th Air Base in Fetești at 6:05 p.m. to monitor drone activity following Russian strikes on the Danube. At 6:23 p.m., radar tracked the drone about 20 kilometers southwest of Chilia Veche before it disappeared from sensors. #BreakingNews Russian drones over Romania, NATO aviation in the sky https://t.co/U89wgbCotj #USAF #Poland #Russia #Russian #Romania #Odessa #Ukraine #NATO #Lubin #Zapad25 #Kaliningrad #Polish #Dutch #Spain #Moscow pic.twitter.com/tiMoHcDV9J — People's Eye (@eye_peoples) September 13, 2025 Authorities stressed the drone did not fly over populated areas and posed no immediate danger, but shelter-in-place orders were briefly issued in northern border regions amid fear...

NATO has launched Operation Eastern Sentry to reinforce its eastern flank following the September 10 violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones -- the largest such breach of NATO territory to date. Secretary General Mark Rutte, speaking alongside Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) General Alexus G. Grynkewich in Brussels, said the new activity “will add flexibility and strength to our posture” by combining traditional deployments with cutting-edge counter-drone technologies. Operation Eastern Sentry Announcement. Via Defence Minister Netherlands General Grynkewich said the incursions “are not an isolated incident and impact more than just Poland,” stressing that NATO “is not waiting, we are acting.”  He underlined that Eastern Sentry is designed to deliver “more focused and flexible deterrence and defence where and when needed to protect our people and deter against further reckless and dangerous acts like what occurred earlier this week.” The multi-domain operation, ...

World leaders gathered in the Netherlands Tuesday for a pivotal NATO summit, poised to adopt a new defense spending target of 5% of GDP — the highest in the alliance’s history.  But U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent military actions against Iran have sharply shifted the summit’s focus. Image Source: Front_Ukrainian on X Trump’s return to NATO was initially framed as a diplomatic victory, with Washington pressing allies into higher military spending.  Instead, attention is now dominated by his decision to authorize strikes on Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites and his controversial announcement of a “complete and total ceasefire” between Israel and Iran — a ceasefire already under strain. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stressed that Ukraine remains central to the alliance’s agenda as the war enters its fourth year.  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in The Hague for bilateral meetings but skipped the leaders’ session set to approve the spending increase. ...