Poland scrambles jets in its airspace over Russian strikes on Ukraine
The Polish armed forces stated on X that these measures were to ensure security in regions next to at-risk areas over concerns that Russian stray missiles might veer into Poland.
"In connection with the intensive air attack of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, activity of Polish and allied aircraft in the Polish airspace began in the morning hours," the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command said on Monday.
The Polish military activated "all available forces and means at his disposal (including) on-call fighter pairs ... and ground-based air defence."
No violation of Poland's airspace has been reported.
"The Polish military is continuously monitoring the situation on Ukrainian territory and remains on constant alert to ensure the safety of Polish airspace. We thank the NATO Air Force for its allied support," the army command press release said.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian drones targeted the Sumy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Poltava, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zhytomyr and Zaporizhzhia regions overnight on Monday.
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