The Pentagon has commented on the violation of Polish airspace by two Belarusian military helicopters on 1 August.

Commenting on the incident with the Belarusian helicopters, Pentagon spokesperson Patrick Ryder stressed at a briefing that the United States remains committed to protecting the security of NATO countries.

"We will continue to take NATO's security very seriously and we will continue to work together with our NATO allies to ensure that every square inch of NATO remains safe," he said. 

The Pentagon spokesperson refused to elaborate on the incident, adding that the position of NATO forces has not changed after the events.

The previous evening, the Polish Ministry of Defence confirmed that two Belarusian helicopters had violated Polish airspace.

At first, Warsaw authorities denied the violation of airspace, but later explained that the border crossing took place near the city of Białowieża at a very low altitude, which made it difficult to detect by radar systems.

In response to the incident, Polish Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak ordered an increase in the number of troops at the border and a deployment of additional forces and equipment, including attack helicopters.