Poland scrambled fighter jets and put air defense and radar reconnaissance systems on "the highest state of readiness" following long-range Russian attacks.

The incident marked at least the third time in a week that Russian aircraft had been intercepted in the region.

Swedish Gripen fighter jets, which began patrolling NATO airspace from Poland in April, have been scrambled for the first time due to the presence of a Russian military aircraft. Source: NATO Air Command on X (Twitter),