NATO Responds to Russian Attacks with Heightened Air Defense,F-35 Deployment
Warsaw,poland โค- Polish and Allied air forces were placed on highโ alert early Monday morning following a large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine,specifically targeting the Lviv and Ivanofrankiv regions. The activation included the launch of Allied F-35 โคfighters asโฃ a preventativeโ measure to safeguard Polish airspace and protect citizens in areas bordering Ukraine.
According to a statement from the Polish Operational โฃCommand posted on X (formerly Twitter) shortlyโ after 4:00 AM local time, Polish and Allied aircraft were “intensively operating”โข and air defense systems and radar surveillance were at their “highest readiness.” โThese steps were โฃtaken as a precaution, focused on securing airspace and civilian safety in potentially affected areas.
The Operational Command later announced, after 8:00 AM, that the โheightened alert had beenโค lifted. Air defense systemsโค and radar surveillance returned to standard operating procedures, with the involvement of Royal Air Force F-35 โฃfighters. no intrusions into Polish airspace were reported during the operation.
This incident follows a similar breach in September, when over twenty Russian drones entered Polish airspace, which Polish leadersโ characterized as a intentionalโฃ attack. Sunday night’s Russian strikes on Ukraine, utilizing drones and missiles, resulted in at least four deaths in the Lviv region, according to Ukrainian news outlet Pravda.