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Poland starts preventive military aviation operations as Russia strikes Ukraine, army says
Summary
Poland has started preventive military aviation operations to protect its airspace on Saturday amid Russian strikes on Ukraine, the Polish army said in a post on X. The military has activated a state of readiness for ground-based air defense systems and radar reconnaissance systems, it added.
In response to the drone attack on Ukraine, Poland has scrambled its military aircraft, the army announced. "These actions are preventative in nature," it noted. This is the second such incident in recent days.
According to the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces, Russia has launched an attack on targets in central Ukraine. Poland has again scrambled fighter jets for this reason, gazeta.pl reports.