UK to deploy RAF jets to Poland after Russian drone incursion
The UK will place the shelf Jets in Poland.
The movement comes in response to Russian drones that violate the country’s airspace.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Britain’s NATO forces, more than one Russian plane was dropped last week after the incident of Britain “more air defense on Poland,” he said.
Channel 4 News and said: “This is the right thing to do. The wrong thing to do is to ignore this increasing aggression from Russia (Russian President Vladimir) Putin.
He said: “This was not one -time. Just a few weeks ago, the British Council in Kiev was bombed, the EU embassy attacked, and you saw that the Council of Ministers in Kiev was shot directly.”
“It is certain that the Russians increase aggression. NATO is very important to answer with our allies in accordance with it, and that is what we do today.”
Typhoon Jets from Raf Coningsby in Lincolnshire will join NATO’s “East Sentry” and will fly over Poland with planes from Denmark, France and Germany.
A Voyager from the Raf Brize Norton in Oxfordshire will be supported by aircraft deposit aircraft.
“England is completely determined to play its role in Eastern Sentry and increases our military presence in the eastern wing of NATO,” Defense Secretary John Healey said.
The announcement comes after Russia’s Ambassador to London, Andrei Kelin, on Monday after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called his country on NATO Airspace’s “unprecedented violation”.
In addition to the attack of last week against Poland, the Romanian Defense Ministry said that a Russian drone entered the airspace at the weekend and was seized by two F-16 fighter planes.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the incident on his country brought Poland “the closest to the conflict since World War II”.
In contrast, Britain said that NATO would participate in efforts to support the Eastern wing because of concerns that Russia will attempt to attack more.
“Russia should understand that its ongoing aggression only strengthens the unity between its NATO allies, and any other attack will be covered again.”
Six shelves Typhoon Jets were located in Poland between April and July as part of the developed air police mission of NATO, a shared task between alliance members.
During this deployment, Jets collected approximately 500 flights and 20 mixing with Swedish aircraft.
