AdvertisementAdvertisementFile photo of fighter jets performing a flypast over Buckingham Palace in London on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Photo: AP/Paul Ellis)16 Sep 2025 04:42AM Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInRead a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST LONDON: UK fighter jets will join a NATO operation over Poland to help defend the alliance's eastern flank after Russian drones entered Polish airspace last week, the defence ministry said Monday (Sep 15)."British fighter jets will fly air defence missions over Poland to counter aerial threats from Russia, including drones," the ministry said in a statement, adding the missions by RAF Typhoons would start "in the coming days".NATO chief Mark Rutte said Friday the alliance would reinforce the defence of its eastern flank following a Russian drone raid into Polish airspace.Poland and its NATO allies last week scrambled jets to shoot down Russian drones over allied airspace for the first time since the war in Ukraine started three-and-a-half years ago.Romania summons Russian ambassador over drone 'threat'CNA938 Rewind - Drones over the border: “Russia did not want to strike Romania or Poland” - security analystAnd on Saturday, Romania became the latest NATO member state to report a drone incursion, as Poland also scrambled aircraft in response to fresh Russian drone strikes just over the border in Ukraine."Russia's reckless behaviour is a direct threat to European security and a violation of international law," UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a statement.He said the "aircraft are not just a show of strength, they are vital in deterring aggression" as well as securing NATO airspace and protecting the UK's national security."UTTERLY UNACCEPTABLE"Allies, including France and Germany, have already said they would send more fighter jets to Poland, while Rutte said Denmark would also join the operation.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Russia is deliberately expanding its drone operations.The UK on Monday summoned the Russian ambassador to London, with the foreign ministry saying the "significant and unprecedented violation of Polish and NATO airspace by Russian drones ... was utterly unacceptable".Trump presses NATO nations to halt Russian oil purchasesNATO to beef up defence of Europe's eastern flank after Poland shot down dronesWhat are NATO's defence obligations under Articles 4 and 5 of its treaty?Source: AFP/fsNewsletterMorning BriefSubscribe to CNA’s Morning BriefAn automated curation of our top stories to start your day.Sign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST