During the massive russian strike on Ukraine on the night of June 2, Poland activated its military aviation and strengthened security measures in the airspace.
This was announced by the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
The department noted that available forces and means were used to control the situation, and ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance complexes were put on high alert.
The Polish army emphasized that such actions were preventive in nature and were aimed at protecting the country's airspace against the backdrop of russia's intensive attack on neighboring Ukraine.
Later, the military reported the completion of the operation; air defense and radar surveillance systems had returned to normal operation.
The command also emphasized that no violations of Polish airspace were recorded during the night events.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on the night of Tuesday, June 2, russian troops launched 73 missiles and 656 UAVs of various types over the territory of Ukraine, air defense forces managed to neutralize 642 targets: 40 missiles and 602 drones. The main direction of the attack was Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, the Poltava Region and other regions were also attacked.
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