Poland raised its fighter jets because of the Russian attack on Ukraine

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On December 27, Poland raised military aircraft in the air against the background of the threat of a Russian missile attack on the territory of Ukraine.

Source: Operational Command of the Armed Forces of Poland in H

Literally: “In connection with the activity of the long-range aviation of the Russian Federation, which carries out strikes on the territory of Ukraine, military aviation began to operate in Polish airspace.”

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Details: Poland’s fighter jets are reported to have “begun operations, and ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems have reached a state of readiness.”

It is noted that such operations have a preventive nature and are aimed at ensuring the safety and protection of the airspace, in particular in the areas adjacent to the zones under threat.

Prehistory:

• In Ukraine in on the night of December 27, a large-scale air alert was announcedthe capital was under ballistic attack, later in some regions a standoff was announced, but later Kyiv was attacked by drones.
• In addition, due to Russian a man was injured in the strikes in Kyiv and the region, there are damaged buildings.
• It should be noted that the raising of aviation by Poland, and recently also by Romania, has become a standard practice after the cases when air targets used by the Russian Federation to attack Ukraine flew into the territory of neighboring countries.
• On December 6, in a Polish city in the Lublin Voivodeship, air raid sirens sounded during an attack on Ukraine, later it called a mistake. Then in Poland too raised aviation.

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