Russia launches jet-powered drone attack on Kyiv; Poland scrambles jets, NATO downs drone in Lithuania

Russia conducted a major drone attack on Kyiv using jet-powered drones, prompting Poland to scramble fighter jets. Separately, a NATO fighter jet shot down a drone in Lithuania shortly after midnight, marking a potential escalation in NATO's direct engagement. The incident underscores heightened air-defense activity along NATO's eastern flank and raises risks of direct NATO-Russia confrontation.