Survey shows 67% of Poles believe Russian aircraft violating NATO airspace should be shot down

Roman Petrenko, Khrystyna Bondarieva — 27 September, 13:42

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A clear majority of Poles have supported shooting down Russian fighter jets if they enter the airspace of a NATO member state.

Source: European Pravda, citing a survey by a Polish analytical agency SW Research, commissioned by Onet, a Polish online news and web portal

Details: Respondents were asked whether NATO countries should down Russian fighters that violate their airspace.

A total of 67% answered "yes", while only 8.7% said "no". A further 24.2% of respondents said they were unsure or had no opinion.

Men expressed stronger support for such action than women – 73.4% compared to 61.3%.

Support also rises with age. In the under-24 age group, 54.7% backed the decision, while 70.3% of respondents over 50 supported it.

The poll was conducted by SW Research on 23 and 24 September 2025 using an online interview method on the internet SW Panel.

Background:

Bloomberg reported earlier that European diplomats had warned Russia they were ready to take decisive action in response to further violations, adding that the incident against Estonia had been deliberate.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he supports US President Donald Trump’s position on the need to shoot down Russian aircraft violating the Alliance’s airspace.

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