The Polish Air Force said its aircraft were launched as Russia carried out deadly air strikes on Ukraine's western territory.
Poland scrambled aircraft to protect its airspace on Wednesday as Russian missiles and drones targeted Ukraine's western city of Lviv.The Polish Air Force said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, that the aircraft were launched as Russia carried out strikes in Ukraine's western territory.
Poland and other countries bordering Ukraine have a 'duty' to down Russian missiles before they enter their airspace, despite NATO opposition, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told the Financial Times in an interview published on Tuesday.'Membership in NATO does not trump each country's responsibility for the protection of its own airspace—it's our own constitutional duty,' Sikorski said.
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