A Russian IL-20 reconnaissance plane was intercepted over Polish territory on Friday.
“Another interception of a Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea, this time by two British fighters,” Polish Operational Command RZC posted on X. “This is another case of provocative testing of the readiness of NATO countries’ systems.”
The British fighters on duty scrambled to intercept the plane, which had entered two kilometers into Polish airspace over the Baltic Sea. The Russian plane then left Polish airspace.
The incident is being analyzed by the appropriate NATO commands.
Earlier this week, Finnish authorities summoned the Russian chargé d’affaires a day after a Russian plane had intruded on Finnish airspace. In February, Poland reported that a Russian aircraft had briefly violated its airspace over the Baltic Sea.
Russian military aircraft often approach Polish airspace where they are frequently intercepted by NATO planes.
Poland, a member of both the European Union and NATO, is one of Ukraine’s closest allies and serves as a crucial logistics hub for Western military aid to Kyiv.
