Polish and allied aircraft were deployed early on Saturday to safeguard Polish airspace after Russia launched airstrikes on western Ukraine near the Polish border, the armed forces of the NATO member country said.
“Polish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace, while ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have been brought to the highest state of readiness,” the operational command said in a post on X.
At 03:40 GMT, nearly all of Ukraine was under air raid alerts following warnings from the Ukrainian Air Force of Russian missile and drone attacks.
Shortly after 05:00 GMT, Polish and allied air forces ended the operation as Russian airstrikes on Ukraine ceased, the Polish command said, adding that the actions were “preventative and aimed at securing airspace in areas adjacent to the threatened area.”
