Polish aircraft scrambled during Russian attack on Ukraine
Polish and allied fighter aircraft were scrambled due to a Russian attack on Ukraine on the night of 7-8 July. Source: Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces on Twitter (X) Details: The Polish military also noted that an increase in noise levels was possible due to the start of flights of Polish and allied aircraft in Poland's airspace.
Polish and allied fighter aircraft were scrambled due to a Russian attack on Ukraine on the night of 7-8 July.
Source: Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces on Twitter (X)
Details: The Polish military also noted that an increase in noise levels was possible due to the start of flights of Polish and allied aircraft in Poland’s airspace.
Quote: "Intense activity of the Russian Federation's long-range aircraft is observed today [on the night of 7-8 July], associated with strikes on targets located, among other things, on the territory of Ukraine’s west."
More details: The last time Poland scrambled its aircraft because of Russian attacks on Ukraine was on the night of 21-22 June 2024.
Background: On the evening of 7 July, four Tu-95 strategic aircraft took off from the Olenya airfield in Russia. Around 01:30, they performed launch manoeuvres, and the first groups of missiles were spotted in Ukraine's airspace around 02:30. The air-raid lasted until 03:52.
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