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Poland Says Aircraft ‘Activated’ As Russian Cruise Missile Enters Airspace

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A Russian cruise missile fired at western Ukraine early on Sunday entered NATO member Poland’s airspace, according to Warsaw’s military.

The missile crossed into Polish airspace close to the eastern Polish village of Oserdów at just before 4:30 a.m. local time (11:30 p.m. Saturday E.T.), Warsaw said, which sits on the country’s border with Ukraine.

“Among other things, Polish and allied aviation was activated,” the Polish military said in a statement posted to social media.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Polish Air Force takes part in a NATO air Shielding exercise at the Lask Air Base on October 12, 2022 in Lask, Poland. Polish and allied aircraft were activated…


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