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riversedge

(77,745 posts) Mon Sep 15, 2025, 06:05 PM Monday

UK jets to defend Polish skies after Russian drone incursion

Source: BBC

4 hours ago Alex Boyd and Jonathan Beale

Fighter jets from the UK will join Nato allies in defending Polish airspace after last week's incursion of Russian drones, the defence secretary has confirmed.

RAF Typhoon jets will fly air defence missions over Poland as part of the military alliance's mission to bolster the eastern flank.

Other allies including Denmark, Germany and France are already taking part - a jet from the latter was scrambled earlier on Monday in response to another potential incursion by Russian drones. Nato said that alert was quickly over.

Tensions have risen across Europe since Poland accused Russia of the incident, which saw 19 drones enter its territory. Moscow has insisted the incident was not deliberate...........................

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80gk57x9rpo

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UK jets to defend Polish skies after Russian drone incursion (Original Post) riversedge Monday OP

Good. Our former allies can see what's going on Hekate Monday #1

Guess what our military was doing in Belarus.................with Russians............... turbinetree Monday #2

Yep, I don't trust the felon for a minute, even if he gives the impression his US officers are just 'observers.' ancianita Monday #3

Hmmmm. yellow dahlia Monday #7

They are not allies...............from what I remember................and now these two show up turbinetree 5 hrs ago #9

There's not a chance that Belarus will lean toward the U.S. or the west. LudwigPastorius 4 hrs ago #11

Weird. moondust 3 hrs ago #12

Additional information from The Guardian. ancianita Monday #4

Yay Team NATO! yellow dahlia Monday #8

Scary, when we trust NATO nations more than our own Government. bluestarone Monday #5

"Moscow has insisted the incident was not deliberate....." Talitha Monday #6

Poles defended British skies orangecrush 5 hrs ago #10

Hekate

(99,409 posts)

1. Good. Our former allies can see what's going on

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 06:15 PM

Monday

turbinetree

(26,547 posts)

2. Guess what our military was doing in Belarus.................with Russians...............

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 06:26 PM

Monday

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-military-officers-observe-russia-belarus-war-games-trump-gets-closer-minsk-2025-09-15/

ancianita

(41,766 posts)

3. Yep, I don't trust the felon for a minute, even if he gives the impression his US officers are just 'observers.'

Reply to turbinetree (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 06:51 PM

Monday

Whatever they learn, he won't share it with Ukraine but might just use it as some shakedown leverage over Zelenskyy. Good thing our former NATO allies have better overall military intel and reconnaissance to offset that.

Here's reuters' non-paywall link... https://archive.ph/nvugV

yellow dahlia

(3,025 posts)

7. Hmmmm.

Reply to turbinetree (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 10:35 PM

Monday

Something isn't jibing here.

turbinetree

(26,547 posts)

9. They are not allies...............from what I remember................and now these two show up

Reply to yellow dahlia (Reply #7)

Tue Sep 16, 2025, 09:22 PM

5 hrs ago

for war games................

LudwigPastorius

(13,385 posts)

11. There's not a chance that Belarus will lean toward the U.S. or the west.

Reply to turbinetree (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 16, 2025, 10:19 PM

4 hrs ago

In fact I'd be surprised if Putin hasn't "Anschlussed" it by 2027.

moondust

(21,031 posts)

12. Weird.

Reply to turbinetree (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 12:07 AM

3 hrs ago

How many countries would invite an "adversary" to observe their war games up close (and gather intelligence)?

ancianita

(41,766 posts)

4. Additional information from The Guardian.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 07:00 PM

Monday

https://archive.ph/DWeHN

"...The British fighters, based at Coningsby in Lincolnshire, will join Nato’s new Eastern Sentry mission working alongside French, German and Danish counterparts who are acting as reinforcements for Dutch F-35s and Polish F-16s...

Over the weekend, Romania became the second Nato ally in eastern Europe to detect a Russian drone crossing into its airspace in a week – and Healey said the Typhoons mission would extend operations to the country if deemed necessary....

...On Friday, Nato leaders announced the creation of Operation Eastern Sentry, a plan to better protect the skies over alliance members in eastern Europe, starting with Poland. The alliance’s most senior military chief, Gen Alexus Grynkewich, said Nato was “bringing additional resources to bear” in the effort...

Healey said the Typhoons would be “operational and involved within days”. Though based in Lincolnshire, from where it takes about 90 minutes to reach Poland, they are supported by a dedicated Voyager air-to-air refuelling aircraft, allowing them to prolong their missions if necessary.

The British effort would be supported by 400 military personnel in the UK, the minister added. “It’s not just a few planes in the air, it’s a significant operation, part of a much bigger Nato exercise on the eastern flank,” Healey said...."