Event Brief
Poland scrambles jets after Russia drone attack on Kyiv
By The BriefBrief · Sources (24)
Filed: Sep 13, 2026 at 10:09 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM ET
Summary: Poland scrambled fighter jets in the early hours of Tuesday in response to Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine involving jet-powered drones. Ukraine’s Air Force warned people to seek shelter as drones were fired across Ukraine, and a NATO fighter jet shot down a drone in Lithuania near Pratkunai village.
WHO: Poland
WHAT: Poland scrambled fighter jets in response to Russia’s jet-powered drone attack on Ukraine; a NATO fighter jet shot down a drone in Lithuania.
WHEN: Sep 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Lithuania
WHY: Poland responded to Russia’s drone attack on Ukraine, including drones that likely crossed beyond Ukraine’s borders.
How this story developed (showing 2 of 2 earlier reports)
Sources (24):
ABC News,
Africa News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
CBS News,
CNN World,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Japan Times,
NPR,
New York Times,
Politico Europe,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
TWZ,
Tampa Free Press,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
UPI,
Washington Post
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