Poland scrambles military aircraft twice in morning over Russian strikes on Ukraine
Poland scrambled its military aircraft twice on Thursday morning in response to Russian strikes on Ukraine. The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces reported this on X, according to Ukrinform. “Due to Russian Federation strikes against Ukrainian territory involving air attack assets, military aviation is operating in Polish airspace,” the Command said in its first statement.
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