On September 10, 2025, as Poland, we passed the test. (...) This was mainly possible thanks to the commanding staff of the Polish Army – said president Karol Nawrocki at the National safety Council. The gathering was convened after the Russian drone attack in Polish airspace. “Poland has been a associate in the hybrid war for 4 years,” added the head of the armed forces.
The president convened a gathering of the National safety Council After Russian drone attacks, which on the night of Tuesday for Wednesday repeatedly violated Polish airspace. The gathering at the Presidential Palace was attended by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Speakers of the Sejm and the Senate: Szymon Hołownia and Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska; Deputy Prime Minister, National Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, abroad Minister Radosław Sikorski and heads of clubs and parliamentary circles. General Wiesław Kukuła, Head of the General Staff of the Polish Army and Lieutenant General Maciej Klish, Operations CommanderWho led the drone control operation.
“Poland has been a associate in the hybrid war for 4 years. This war takes place on 1 side on land, I am talking about Polish borders, on the another side on the water, I am talking about the activity of the Russian fleet, Shadow fleets and destabilising the situation in the Baltic Sea. And since 10 September, and even before, we know that we are besides participating in the hybrid war in the air," said the head of the armed forces, beginning an open part of the RCN meeting. He added that the hybrid war is besides taking place on the net and in public space, where a disinformation run is being conducted.
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Karol Nawrocki stressed that the Russian drone attack of September 10 was a test on respective levels. In this context, he pointed to the military's ability to respond with NATO partners, the stableness of Polish political offices and the resilience of society. “And I have a deep impression that we passed this test on September 10, 2025 as Poland. (...) The procedures worked and this was possible primarily thanks to the commanding staff of the Polish Army – said the President.
He besides pointed out that the test was besides successful "thanks to the unity of the political class and the president of Poland and the Polish government". “We have been in contact with the Prime Minister since the night of September 10 and we met at the Operations Command of Armed Forces Types, the Operations Centre, together with General Klish and there we looked at the improvement of the situation,” said the Head of the Armed Forces.
The president recalled that Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty was launched.. He stressed that he had addressed the Prime Minister and that the government had made specified a request. "On that day, I was doing my diplomacy tasks, remaining in contact with the president of the United States, with the Presidents of the Baltic States, with our allies. The Prime Minister, the ministers in his field, the European Union or his partners. Each day he did his job, remaining in touch, of course, with the head of the North Atlantic Alliance Mark Rutte – said Karol Nawrocki.
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The host of the gathering besides mentioned his present Visit to 31 Tactical Aviation Base in Krzesinywhere he went to thank the soldiers of the Polish Army and the pilots of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for his engagement during the operation.
Subsequently, the Head of the Armed Forces presented issues to be addressed by the RCN. – We must all, as a political class, draw the consequences from what happened and ask ourselves a concrete question, what we could do better, what our further actions should look like in terms of building military and civilian resilience of the Polish state. (...) I firmly believe that first we request to increase investment in air defence and anti-missile defence, both in the acquisition of fresh systems and in the improvement of national technologies," Nawrocki emphasized. He added: "But defence is not only an army, but besides efficient alarm systems, building shelters, informing, training citizens, the willingness of local governments to participate in it," he said.
At the end of the speech, the president called on Poles not to succumb to Russian misinformation. “This war truly is besides happening in the information space. We must not give in to Russian misinformation, which has been saying for 24 hours that drones attacking Polish airspace are Ukrainian to attract Poland into the war. It's just a lie," said Karol Nawrocki.
