Polish fighter jets intercept Russian spy plane overnight
Photo: Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft overnight (Getty Images)
The Polish Air Force scrambled fighter jets to intercept and escort a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying near Polish airspace, PAP reports.
According to the Armed Forces Operational Command, objects from Belarusian territory were detected entering Polish airspace during the night.
Poland also recorded another incursion into its airspace by balloons from Belarus.
"After a detailed analysis, it was established that these were most likely contraband balloons moving in accordance with the direction and speed of the wind," the Command says.
For safety reasons, civil aviation flights over the Podlaskie Voivodeship were temporarily restricted.
NATO aircraft intercept Russian planes
Additionally, Several Tu-95MS bombers accompanied by Su-33 fighters were intercepted over the United Kingdom.
Also in October, Poland scrambled its MiG-29 fighters to intercept a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft. This was the third such incident in a week.
In September, NATO scrambled fighter jets over a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea. Two days earlier, on September 19, Russian MiG-31 fighter jets violated Estonian airspace and remained there for 12 minutes.
In addition, Norway reported that Russia had violated its airspace three times this year, with each violation lasting between one and four minutes.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio previously stated that NATO countries intend to shoot down only those Russian aircraft that attack their territory.
