Amidst an air alert declared in Ukraine, Polish and its NATO allies’ aviation have been scrambled for the third time in the last 24 hours.
elchi reports that the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces announced this.
It is reported that Polish and NATO aviation are on duty “in connection with the next strikes by Russia with unmanned aerial vehicles on targets in western Ukraine.” Ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems have also been brought to high readiness.
“These operations are of a preventive nature, aimed at ensuring security and protecting airspace, especially in areas adjacent to danger zones,” the command emphasized.
The Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) announced the suspension of operations at airports in the eastern part of the country. “Due to the need to ensure freedom of military aviation operations, Lublin and Rzeszów airports have suspended flights,” the statement said.
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