{"id":6580,"date":"2025-12-26T04:04:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T04:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6580"},"modified":"2025-12-26T04:04:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T04:04:55","slug":"polish-jets-intercept-russian-reconnaissance-plane-spotted-near-airspace-nato-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6580","title":{"rendered":"Polish jets intercept Russian reconnaissance plane spotted near airspace | NATO News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Poland\u2019s defence minister said Russian aircraft was \u2018escorted\u2019 from area and did not pose immediate security threat.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 26 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">26 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Poland said its air force intercepted a \u201cRussian reconnaissance aircraft\u201d flying near the border of its airspace just hours after tracking suspected smuggling balloons coming from the direction of neighbouring Belarus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis morning, over the international waters of the Baltic Sea, Polish fighter jets intercepted, visually identified, and escorted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying near the border of Polish airspace from their area of responsibility,\u201d the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces said in a post on X on Thursday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Polish forces also tracked unknown \u201cobjects\u201d flying in the direction of Poland from Belarus during the previous night, prompting Warsaw to temporarily close civilian airspace in the northeast of the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter detailed analysis, it was determined that these were most likely smuggling balloons, moving in the direction and at the speed of the wind. Their flight was continuously monitored by our radar systems,\u201d Operational Command said.<\/p>\n<p>The post did not disclose any further details about the number or size of the balloons.<\/p>\n<p>Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on X that the incidents did not pose an immediate threat to Poland\u2019s security, and he thanked the \u201cnearly 20,000 of our soldiers who, during the Holidays, watch over our safety\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll provocations over the Baltic Sea and near the border with Belarus were under the full control of the Polish Army,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Translation: Another busy night for the operational services of the Polish Army. All provocations, both over the Baltic Sea and over the border with Belarus, were under full control. I thank nearly 20,000 of our soldiers who, during the Holidays, watch over our safety \u2013 and as can be seen \u2013 do so extremely effectively.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Belarusian and Russian \u200cembassies in Warsaw did not immediately respond \u2060to the Reuters news agency\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Smuggler balloons from Belarus have repeatedly disrupted air traffic in neighbouring Lithuania, forcing airport closures. Lithuania says the balloons are sent by smugglers transporting cigarettes and \u200cconstitute a \u201chybrid attack\u201d by Belarus, a close ally of Russia. Belarus has denied responsibility for the balloons.<\/p>\n<p>The latest air alerts in Poland came three months after Poland and NATO forces shot down more than a dozen Russian drones as they flew over Polish airspace between September 9 and 10.<\/p>\n<p>The event was the largest incursion of its kind on Polish airspace since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Following the incident, NATO-member Poland called an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the \u201cblatant violation of the UN Charter principles and the customary law\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said at the time that Russia was testing how quickly NATO countries could respond to threats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poland\u2019s defence minister said Russian aircraft was \u2018escorted\u2019 from area and did not pose immediate security threat. 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