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UK fighter jets fly over Poland as part of NATO’s ‘Eastern Sentry’ operation

RAF Typhoon jets flew NATO's first air defence mission over Poland following 19 Russian drone incursions last week, signaling collective response to escalating eastern European airspace violations.

  • British fighter jets conducted a NATO air defence mission over Poland in response to Russian drone incursions into Polish airspace.
  • Defence Secretary John Healey said the RAF flights sent "a clear signal: NATO airspace will be defended" against "reckless Russian aggression".
  • Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated it was "the closest we have been to open conflict since World War Two".
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UK Defence Journal broke the news in on Saturday, September 20, 2025.
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