LIVE: Putin Tests NATO’s Limits? Russian Helicopter Enters Poland | NATO Eastern Flank Alert
A fresh security incident is raising questions over NATO’s eastern flank after a Russian military helicopter briefly entered Polish airspace from Kaliningrad.
Poland said the Mi-8 crossed roughly 300 metres into its airspace and stayed there for 42 seconds. Polish fighter aircraft were scrambled while ground-based air defenses remained on standby.
Poland’s military characterized the incident as potentially testing the readiness of its air-defense system. Separately, European officials meeting around the UN General Assembly have described a wider pattern of Russian airspace violations and hybrid activity across Europe.
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