Poland: Mobilizing interceptor aircraft to secure airspace against Russian missiles

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The Polish Air Force has sent its aircraft to patrol the southeast of the country to protect the country's airspace from Russian missiles targeting western Ukraine.

The army said in a statement that residents may notice an increase in noise from Polish and allied aircraft.

The statement said that the army took all necessary measures to secure Polish airspace.

Hours later, the army reported that “After the end of the long-range missile strikes of the Russian Federation's aviation against targets in the western part of Ukraine, the operation of military aviation in Polish airspace ended and the deployed forces and resources returned to their normal operational activities.

The #PolishArmy constantly monitors the situation on Ukrainian territory and remains on constant alert to ensure the security of Polish airspace“.

Warsaw put its forces on alert in March when a Russian missile was fired Entered Polish airspace Before arriving in the Lviv region in western Ukraine.

Similar movements were already reported last January and February during the Russian attacks on Ukraine, or also in April to confront “intense long-range Russian aviation activity” and, in May, to intercept a Russian Il-class military aircraft. -20 over the Baltic Sea. .

In November 2023 A missile landed in Poland, killing two people In a Polish village near the border with Ukraine. Kiev blamed Russia, while NATO and Washington supported the Ukrainian missile defense theory.