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Poland regularly responds to military activity near its borders, especially in the context of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, by scrambling fighter jets and alerting air defense systems as a preventative measure.
Poland scrambled fighter jets because of Russia's alleged activity in Ukraine. This is stated in a statement by the operational command of the country’s Armed Forces (AF) on the social network X.
It is noted that the measures are related to “the next strikes carried out by the Russian Federation using air attacks on the territory of Ukraine.”
Ground-based air defense (air defense) and radar reconnaissance systems are in a state of combat readiness, the statement said. According to the command, the actions are preventive in nature and aimed at ensuring security “in areas adjacent to high-risk zones.”

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