Germany will expand and intensify its airspace protection efforts over Poland, a German government spokesman announced, as quoted by Reuters. He also announced that Germany will strengthen its involvement on NATO's eastern border.

This is a response to the intrusion of Russian drones into Poland on the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, a spokesman for the German government said.

In addition to the existing commitments in the Baltic countries and Poland, the federal government will extend and expand the Air Policing mission over Poland - writes Tomasz Lejman, correspondent of TV Polsat and Interia in Germany, in a message sent.

In addition, the federal government will intensify its support for Ukraine. Within the European Union, it will strive for the rapid adoption of a robust 19th sanctions package.

The German Ministry of National Defense clarified its declarations:"Specifically, the pair currently on duty, intended for air defense operations in Polish airspace from Laage air base, will be extended until December 31, 2025," we read in the press release.

The mission was originally scheduled to end on September 30, 2025.

At the same time, the number of aircraft in this duty pair will be doubled to four Eurofighter aircraft, including crews. This corresponds to two Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) rotations, as required by NATO.

Russian drones intruded into Polish airspace on the night of September 9-10. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in a special address to the Sejm on Wednesday that there were 19 violations of Polish airspace. So far, 16 drones have been recovered. It is known that some of them were shot down.

NATO responded to the events in Poland."This is the first time that NATO aircraft have taken action against potential threats in the airspace of the alliance's member states," the statement read.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization also added that not only Polish F-16s and Dutch F-35s, but also German and Italian aircraft responded to the intrusion of Russian drones into Polish airspace.

Following the night's events, Poland held a series of talks with NATO representatives. According to government spokesman Adam Szłapka, it was decided that the Alliance would trigger Article 4.