US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump has called out Russia for “violating” Poland’s airspace overnight as Russia launched drone attacks on Ukraine. 

“What’s with Russia violating Poland’s airspace with drones? Here we go!” he wrote on his Truth Social platform. 

The White House announced that Trump would soon speak with his Polish counterpart Karol Nawrocki, a close nationalist ally who visited the Oval Office last week.

Poland identified 19 violations of its airspace overnight. Polish and NATO forces shot down a number of drones. No one was harmed in the incident, which has been condemned as an act of aggression from Moscow.

The entry of the drone’s into Polish airspace coincided with a major assault on Ukraine by Russia, which included attacks on the western city of Lviv, around 80km from the Polish border.

The Russian army said today that it did not target Polish sites.

Earlier, Poland’s foreign minister said the intrusion of Russia’s drones was “not an accidental event” and the country is dealing with “an unprecedented case of an attack not only of Poland’s territory but also on the territory of NATO and the European Union”. 

The incursion has been widely condemned by European leaders, including Taoiseach Micheál Martin, who called it a “violation” of Poland’s territory and sovereignty. He added that it is a reminded of the threat Russia poses to Europe’s security. 

Tánaiste Simon Harris, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have all weighed in and issued strong criticism in the wake of the incident.