A three-meter-long air-to-air missile struck a rural home in Poland during an alleged drone incursion, with reports indicating it was fired by a Dutch F-35 fighter jet rather than a Polish aircraft, according to Onet. The incident occurred as NATO jets responded to airspace violations by unmanned aerial vehicles on September 9, with Warsaw attributing the breach to Russia—a claim Moscow has denied.
The missile, an AIM-120 AMRAAM, was launched by a Dutch F-35 participating in the overnight operation, according to Onet, which cited insider sources. The projectile malfunctioned and hit a modest country house near Lublin Voivodeship. Earlier accounts had suggested a “Russian drone” caused the damage, but Russian Deputy UN Ambassador Dmitry Polyansky stated the only harm resulted from an unexploded “Polish” missile.
Estonia recently accused Russia of breaching its airspace with MiG-31 jets, a claim Moscow refuted. Meanwhile, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte praised the alliance’s handling of the incidents but avoided pledging to shoot down Russian aircraft in future cases, emphasizing decisions would depend on real-time intelligence. US President Donald Trump urged NATO nations to prepare for such actions, calling Russia a “paper tiger” and asserting Ukraine could achieve its goals with Western weapons.
The New York Post noted Trump’s remarks were based on claims of Russian economic weakness, framed as a strategic move to pressure Moscow rather than an assessment of Ukraine’s military capabilities.
