Ukraine updates: Polish jets intercept Russian spy plane DW 12/25/2025
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Ukraine updates: Polish jets intercept Russian spy plane  DW  12/25/2025
"For the second time this week, Poland scrambled jets in response to a potential threat to its air space amid the fighting in Ukraine. "Polish fighter jets intercepted, visually identified, and escorted a Russian Federation reconnaissance aircraft out of the area of responsibility," after detecting it was flying near Polish airspace. The intercept took place above international waters of the Baltic Sea, according to the Polish military."
"The intercept took place above international waters of the Baltic Sea, according to the Polish military. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Warsaw's forces also detected objects entering Polish airspace from Belarus, which is allied with Russia, and determined the objects were most likely "smuggling balloons," the Polish defense ministry said in an online post."
Poland scrambled fighter jets for the second time in a week in response to a potential threat to national airspace amid the fighting in Ukraine. Polish fighter jets intercepted, visually identified and escorted a Russian Federation reconnaissance aircraft out of the area of responsibility after detecting it was flying near Polish airspace. The intercept occurred above international waters of the Baltic Sea, according to the Polish military. Warsaw's forces also detected objects entering Polish airspace from Belarus and assessed the objects were most likely smuggling balloons. The Polish defense ministry reported the assessment in an online post.
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