Poland starts preventive military aviation operations as Russia strikes Ukraine, army says
- Poland deployed military aircraft and placed ground-based air defense and radar systems on alert after Russian strikes hit targets in central Ukraine.
- The Polish Operational Command said the preventive measures were intended to protect Polish airspace, especially in the east.
- Poland later ended the operation and returned its air defense and radar systems to normal activity.
- The Polish army reported no violation of Polish airspace.
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Poland scrambled its military aviation on Saturday, September 19, in response to new Russian air strikes against Ukraine. The measure was a preventive measure and was taken to protect Polish airspace, the Polish armed forces said. The decision was made against the backdrop of Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian territory. Along with the military aircraft, ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems were put on high alert. The operat…
Polish air defenses were put on alert again, and ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems were also activated.
Poland scrambled military aircraft to protect its airspace on Saturday morning as Russia continued its air strikes against Ukraine, the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command (DORSZ) reported on the "X" platform.
The Polish Army began preventive military air operations to protect the country ' s airspace on Saturday.
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