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Poland on high alert and scrambles fighter jets after a ‘military object’ enters their airspace

26th Aug 24 2:57 pm

Polish military have confirmed on Monday that a “military object” entered their airspace which is most likely a drone as Russian launched a massive and “dastardly” attack on Ukraine.

More than 100 Russian missiles and some 100 kamikaze drones were launched inside Ukraine and Poland scrambled their fighter jets in response to protect their airspace.

Speaking to Reuters Jacek Goryszewski, a spokesperson for Poland’s Operational Command said it was “most likely [the object] was a drone, and we assume so because the trajectory of the flight and speed indicate that it was definitely not a missile.”

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A spokesperson for Goryszewski said, “the object is being searched for by 100 soldiers on the ground and one helicopter.”

Major General Maciej Klisz, the Operational Commander of the Polish Armed Forces said the drone crossed their border at 6.43am local time from Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.

Major General Klisz said, “The object disappeared after (traveling) approximately 25 km (15 miles) into Polish territory.”

“The object was not confirmed by either allied or Polish aircraft,” the Polish commander added.

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