European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday the EU stands "in full solidarity with Poland" after Russian drones violated its airspace overnight, writes DW.

"Just today, we have seen a reckless and unprecedented violation of Poland and Europe`s airspace by more than 10 Russian Shahid drones", Von der Leyen told EU lawmakers.

In her state of the union speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, she announced a summit to coordinate international efforts to secure the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia. "Every abducted child must be returned", she said.

Von der Leyen also outlined new initiatives, including a "Qualitative Military Edge" program to boost investment in Ukraine`s defense industry and an "Eastern Flank Watch" program to enhance real-time surveillance for EU countries bordering Russia.

Von der Leyen said Russia must pay reparations for its invasion but stressed the EU will not seize frozen Russian assets. Instead, she said Ukraine will repay EU loans only after Moscow covers reparations.