
Poland scrambled military aircraft over suspected Russian air activity in Ukraine, but later returned them to airfields after confirming there had been no violation of Polish airspace.
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Poland, as a NATO member, has stepped up monitoring of its airspace in response to Russian strikes in Ukraine, increasing the risk of false alarms.
Poland scrambled aircraft allegedly because of the actions of Russian aviation in Ukraine.
Polish aviation returned to airfields as there was no violation of Polish airspace.
WARSAW, September 8 - RIA Novosti. Poland has returned aircraft to airfields, allegedly raised due to the actions of Russian aviation in Ukraine, reports the operational command of the armed forces of the republic.
Earlier on Thursday, the operational command reported that Polish aviation was operating in Polish airspace, allegedly due to Russian air strikes on Ukrainian territory.
"Military aviation operations in Polish airspace related to today's strikes by unmanned aircraft of the Russian Federation against targets in western Ukraine have been completed, and ground-based air defense and radar detection systems have returned to standard operational activities," the statement said.
At the same time, the Polish military admitted that there was no violation of the country's airspace.

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