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Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russian military helicopter violates Polish airspace to probe air defenses, Poland says
A Russian military helicopter of the Baltic Fleet violated Polish airspace on the evening of April 25, the Polish military command said. Polish military radar systems and civilian systems of the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency tracked the aircraft over Poland's territorial waters in the Baltic Sea. "The nature of the incident indicates that Russia is testing the readiness of our air defense systems," the statement of the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command said on X on April 26. "On-duty air defense forces and means remained on constant alert to ensure the security of Polish airspace," the command added. Poland has regularly scrambled jets since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion due to Russian missile and drone attacks on western Ukraine. In several cases, Russian projectiles have briefly entered the Polish airspace. Warsaw has also repeatedly accused Russian aircraft of airspace violations. On Feb. 11, a Russian SU-24MR military jet flew within Polish airspace in the Gdansk bay area of the Baltic Sea for over a minute, due to what the Russian side said was a failure of the navigation system. Last year, Polish Brigadier General Tomasz Drewniak told Radio RMF24 that Russia is likely testing Poland's air defenses after a suspected Russian drone flew into Polish airspace on Aug. 26 amid a mass attack on Ukraine. We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Russian military jet violates Polish airspace after navigation failure, Poland says
WARSAW (Reuters) - A Russian SU-24MR military jet flew into Polish airspace in the Gdansk bay area of the Baltic Sea on Tuesday due to what Russia said was an navigation system failure, the Operational Command of the Polish armed forces said. The plane flew 6.5 km into Polish airspace and stayed there for little over 1 minute before changing its course, Operational command said on X. The Polish services supervising the airspace were in contact with the Russian side, which confirmed the violation of Polish airspace and reported that it occurred due to a failure of the navigation system of the aircraft, it said. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. "The flight route was immediately changed after the intervention of the navigator of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation," the Polish army command said. The plane jet was operating a flight from Russia's Kaliningrad exclave, it said.
Reuters
11-02-2025
- General
- Reuters
Russian military jet violates Polish airspace after navigation failure, Poland says
WARSAW, Feb 11 (Reuters) - A Russian SU-24MR military jet flew into Polish airspace in the Gdansk bay area of the Baltic Sea on Tuesday due to what Russia said was an navigation system failure, the Operational Command of the Polish armed forces said. The plane flew 6.5 km into Polish airspace and stayed there for little over 1 minute before changing its course, Operational command said on X. The Polish services supervising the airspace were in contact with the Russian side, which confirmed the violation of Polish airspace and reported that it occurred due to a failure of the navigation system of the aircraft, it said. "The flight route was immediately changed after the intervention of the navigator of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation," the Polish army command said. The plane jet was operating a flight from Russia's Kaliningrad exclave, it said.
