Poland Scrambles Fighter Jets After Major Russian Missile Attack on Ukraine [Video]

NATO member Poland scrambled fighter jets after overnight Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, Warsaw’s military said on Wednesday.

A spokesperson for the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces told Newsweek that “intense long-range aviation activity” from Russia had been detected early on Wednesday.

“The Russian activity was related to air and missile strikes on objects located on the territory of Ukraine, especially western parts of the country,” the spokesperson added.

Newsweek has reached out to Russia’s Defense Ministry for comment via email.

Why It Matters

Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine have occasionally spilled over into NATO members like Poland and Romania, which border Ukraine, when Moscow has targeted its neighbor’s western regions.

NATO members are collectively obliged to respond to attacks on any one alliance nation with full force. Drones and missiles entering NATO airspace have not been treated as attacks on the alliance so far but Polish authorities …