The operational command of the Armed Forces of Poland announced this Sunday the deployment of fighters and the activation of air defense systems as a preventive measure, against Ukraine. The objective of these actions is “guarantee the safety of national airspace and protect the Polish population“, as they have defended from the country.
According to the official statement released through social network X, the Polish Air Forces have begun to operate in the country’s airspace in coordination with its allies, In response to Russian bombings, made with long -range aviation, which have impacted various Ukrainian cities.
Previously, Ukrainian media reported Moscow attacks to kyiv and other cities, such as Zaporiyia y jmelnitskiiin which aerial bombings, missiles and. These attacks caused partial interruptions in Ukraine air traffic, kyiv being the city most affected by a massive drone and missile attack. The attack left at least five injured and caused significant damage to residential buildings, burning vehicles and affected urban infrastructure.
In Zaporiyia, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported that a school was destroyed and a large building suffered a fire after the impact of the projectiles, with at least four injured people.
In addition, the Polish authorities temporarily closed the air spaces of the airports of Rzesów and Lublin due to “Unplanned military activity”. The flight monitoring platform FlightRadar24 collected these data, cited by the station TVN24.
The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces stressed that all the actions undertaken by the Polish and Allied aviation They are strictly defensive and preventive, With the aim of determining possible threats and protecting the integrity of Polish airspace, within the framework of the war conflict between Ukraine and Russia, which began with the Russian invasion in February 2022.
