Speaking at the opening of a National Security Council meeting in Warsaw on Thursday, he urged investment in more air and missile defense systems for Poland.
Nawrocki called the overnight attacks from Tuesday to Wednesday a test of Poland’s resilience, the stability of political institutions and allied coordination with NATO and EU partners.
“If anyone had doubts that for four years Poland has been directly participating in a hybrid war, September 10, 2025 should dispel them,” he said, adding that the conflict has played out "on land, at sea and now in the air."
Poland’s airspace was violated 19 times during the assault, authorities said.
Polish and allied radar systems tracked multiple objects, and aircraft supported the operation, including AWACS early-warning planes, two F-35 fighter jets, two F-16s, Mi-24 attack helicopters, M-17 multi-role helicopters and Black Hawks.
Drones that posed a direct threat were shot down. Security services are searching for debris; the interior ministry has so far reported remains from 17 drones.
The president thanked senior military commanders—including Gen. Wiesław Kukuła, chief of the General Staff, and Gen. Maciej Klisz, the Operational Commander—and the troops for protecting civilians.
The “passed test,” he said, was also possible due to “the unity of the political class, the president and the government,” and he also praised the opposition’s “pro-state” stance.
Nawrocki said he remained in constant contact through the night of the incursion with Prime Minister Donald Tusk; they met at the Operational Command to track developments.
He added that both he and government members carried out the necessary diplomatic outreach to allied leaders.
Looking ahead, the president said Poland must “draw consequences” and ask what could be improved.
He called for higher spending on air and missile defense—both new acquisitions and domestic technologies—and linked that to raising defense outlays to 5 percent of GDP.
Citing his recent trip to Finland, he said that country’s extensive shelter system offers a useful reference point for legislative and strategic work.
Nawrocki warned against Russian disinformation and said he wanted the National Security Council to serve as a shared commitment and a forum for “pro-state” debate on Poland’s security and future.
The National Security Council is an advisory body to the president on internal and external security. Its members include the Speakers of both chambers of parliament, the prime minister, the foreign, defense and interior ministers, the minister in charge of security services, leaders of parliamentary groups, and the heads of the President's Office and the National Security Bureau.
The previous such meeting was held in June under then-President Andrzej Duda and focused on the NATO summit in The Hague and energy challenges.
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Source: PAP