
Poland Scrambles Military Aircraft Amid Continued Russian Strikes on Ukraine
Published on March 29, 2024
NATO member Poland reportedly scrambled fighter jets in response to what it described as “intensive long-range [Russian] aviation activity” in the skies over neighboring Ukraine. “Polish and allied aircraft have been activated in Polish airspace … especially in the country’s southeast,” the Operational Command of Poland’s armed forces said in a statement on social media. It asserted that “intensive long-range aviation activity by the Russian Federation” had been detected near Poland’s border with Ukraine since March 29. “All necessary measures to ensure the safety of Polish airspace have been enacted,” the Polish military added. Moscow, for its part, has yet to officially comment on the reports....
