Poland shot down drones that entered its airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine on Wednesday, the first time a NATO member state has fired shots in the war. Here are some details of the events overnight, actions taken by Poland and the response of its allies. Poland, which is a member of both the European Union and NATO, received the first alert about the Russian attack on Ukraine at 2006 GMT on Tuesday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk told parliament. Russia launched around 415 drones and over 40 missiles across 15 Ukrainian regions, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Ukraine’s air force reported shooting down 386 drones and 27 of the 43 missiles. The first violation of Polish airspace violation occurred at around 2130 GMT on Tuesday, and the last one took place at around 0430 GMT on Wednesday, according to Tusk.

Full report : NATO member Poland said it scrambled defenses in response to 19 airspace breaches.