Poland’s air force has scrambled jets to protect the country’s airspace from Russian missiles targeting western Ukraine. Airforce patrols were conducted on Saturday in southeast Poland, which borders war-torn Ukraine. Poland was left unscathed, but a Russian strike on a large DIY store in the northern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv killed 12 people and wounded […]
Airspace over a swath of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California is being closed for the next 10 days because of the re-entry of a “Russian space launch booster,” two U.S. defense officials told The War Zone. “It is not for a launch or a military exercise,” the officials said, dispelling concerns […]
Israeli airspace was reopened on Sunday morning following Iran’s unprecedented major attack on the country, local media reported following a seven-hour airspace closure. Ramon Airport in the south of the country is to remain closed for the time being, the reports said. The Israeli military said it has intercepted 99% of the projectiles fired from […]
Jordan’s air defences were ready to intercept and shoot down any Iranian drones or aircraft that violate its airspace, two regional security sources said. They said the army was also in a state of high alert and radar systems were monitoring any drone activity coming from the direction of Iraq and Syria. Residents in several […]
Iran has launched a number drones towards Israel, officials in Jerusalem have announced, as Tehran’s state-run media reported that dozens had been fired. The Israeli army’s spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, said it would take several hours for the aircraft to arrive and that the country was prepared. Iran had been threatening to attack Israel […]
Israeli aviation authorities say they are closing the country’s airspace to all flights as it braces for an Iranian drone attack. The country’s airport authority said the closure would go into effect at 12.30am local time. It said flights would be affected and advised travellers to check with their airlines for changes. Iranian state television […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Russian ambassador to Poland did not show up Monday for a meeting at the Polish Foreign Ministry where he had been summoned because of a Russian cruise missile that violated Polish airspace on the weekend, the Polish ministry’s spokesman said. Russian Ambassador Sergey Andreev was to be given a note […]
A Russian missile entered Polish airspace on Sunday as the Russian military launched a wave of airstrikes against Ukrainian targets in the wake of a deadly terrorist attack against civilians at a Moscow concert hall. Russian forces launched 57 missiles against Ukraine, at least one of which flew through Polish airspace before reaching its target. […]
Poland said it activated its air force after Russia violated its airspace during missile attacks on Ukraine. The country said it would demand an explanation from Moscow. Russia has been intensifying aerial attacks on western Ukraine. Poland said it has activated its air force after Russia violated its airspace while carrying out a major missile […]
A Russian missile bound for Ukraine crossed through Polish airspace early Sunday, sending NATO F-16 fighter jets scrambling and sparking the Polish government to demand answers. The Armed Forces Operational Command of Poland said a cruise missile crossed into its airspace at about 4:40 a.m. on Sunday near the village of Oserdów, on the Ukrainian […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched its third massive missile attack on Ukraine in the past four days, and the second to target the capital of Kyiv, with Poland’s military saying that one of the missiles launched at western Ukraine briefly entered its airspace Sunday. The head of Kyiv’s military administration, Serhiy Popko, said Russia […]
By Pavel Polityuk and Gleb Garanich KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched 57 missiles and drones on Ukraine on Sunday, including attacking Kyiv and the western Ukrainian region of Lviv, officials said, with Poland’s armed forces saying one of Russia’s cruise missiles briefly violated Polish airspace. Ukraine’s air force destroyed 18 out of 29 Russia-launched missiles and […]