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Russia-Belarus military drill tests nerves on NATO’s eastern flank at the end of a tense week
Alarms bells sounded this week in Europe after NATO jets scrambled to intercept an unprecedented Russian drone incursion in Poland. Now there is fresh unease on NATO’s eastern flank, as Russia and Belarus kick off major military drills to test the readiness of their armed forces.
Nato fighter jets shot down Russian drones over Poland in the first ever direct engagement between the Western alliance and Moscow.
European leaders voiced alarm after Warsaw said Polish forces shot down several Russian drones that crossed into Poland on Wednesday, the first direct military engagement of a NATO country since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.