Russia, Poland and drones – What happens next? – This is Not a Drill crossover

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🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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This is a special crossover edition with our partner podcast, This is Not a Drill. NATO jets have scrambled to shoot down Russian drones after what Polish military command has called an ‘unprecedented violation’ of its airspace. As Europe reacts to Russian aggression crossing into NATO airspace and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk invokes Article 4 of the NATO treaty, Gavin Esler is joined for the latest from Warsaw by Ian Garner, assistant professor at the Center for Totalitarian Studies at the Pilecki Institute. We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/bunker for £100 sponsored credit. www.patreon.com/bunkercast Advertisers! Want to reach smart, engaged, influential people with money to spend? (Yes, they do exist). Some 3.5 MILLION people download and watch our podcasts every month – and they love our shows. Why not get YOUR brand in front of our influential listeners with podcast advertising? Contact ads@podmasters.co.uk to find out more Written and presented by Gavin Esler. Produced by Robin Leeburn. Original theme music by Paul Hartnoll – https://www.orbitalofficial.com. Executive Producer Martin Bojtos. Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor Andrew Harrison. This Is Not A Drill and The Bunker are Podmasters productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:40.9	Hello and welcome to The Bunker.
1:47.7	After Russian drones violated Poland's airspace this week, we knew we had to cover the situation somehow.
1:54.1	Luckily, our partner podcast, This Is Not a Drill, was across the news and we thought the best way to bring you the information was through their
2:01.3	expertise. Gavin Ezler spoke to Ian Garner, assistant professor at the Centre for Totalitarian
2:06.7	Studies at the Pellecki Institute in Warsaw, about the actions and their repercussions. Here is
2:12.7	their conversation. Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk says a huge number of Russian drones violated Poland's airspace,
2:27.3	as part of an attack by Russia on targets in Western Ukraine.
2:31.3	Poland, Mr. Tusk says, is therefore at the closest point to open conflict since World War
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