Poland to Increase Fighter Jet, Helicopter Patrols After Russian Aircraft Intercepted
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<p>Poland strengthens protection of its skies after recent Russian provocations Poland will increase aviation activity due to Russian provocations. F-16s and helicopters around the country will be involved in</p> protecting the skies.
Poland is increasing the activity of its aviation because of Russia, and the head of the Ministry of Defence, Vladislav Kosinyak-Kamash, announced it on social network X.
Poland will strengthen the protection of its airspace and increase the activity of its fighter jets and helicopters, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced, adding that Warsaw is responding to recent Russian provocations.
The Russian aircraft "did not have identification devices activated and posed a threat to civil aviation," Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said.
Following recent Russian provocations and acts of aggression, I have decided to expand the protection of our airspace, announced Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. This includes, among other things, increasing the "activity of our air forces." Earlier, the authorities announced restrictions on flights in the zone over Poland's eastern border.
Polish fighter jets had to intercept a Russian Il-20 plane that appeared over the Baltic Sea, a few dozen kilometers north of Ustka, Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced on Thursday.
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