Poland scrambles fighter jets to intercept Russian spy plane near NATO airspace

Poland has scrambled two F-16 fighter jets to intercept a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft flying around 40km north of Kolobrzeg over the Baltic Sea, the country's defence minister has said.

There have been several incidents over recent weeks where NATO fighter jets have had to intercept Russian aircraft.

Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned that Moscow’s “reckless” actions risk spreading the Ukraine war.

Warsaw to consider providing Ukraine with additional Patriot missiles after suspected Russian missile falls in Poland  The Kyiv Independent

NATO said a Russian missile entered Polish airspace during the onslaught and landed in a rural area. It caused no injuries or damage but could deepen tensions with Moscow.

Russia launched deadly strikes on Ukraine, killing at least eight people, including three children, officials say. Across the border in Poland, authorities are investigating an apparent Russian missile crossing into Polish airspace. CBS News' Aidan Stretch has more.

A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine overnight killed at least 10 civilians, including children, and injured more than 50 others, officials said Thursday, and NATO scrambled its warplanes after one of the missiles crossed the country’s western border into Poland.

Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine killed at least 10 people and injured over 50 others

The growing series of NATO airspace violations is raising concern that Russia's war on Ukraine could escalate.

Donald Tusk said the missile posed no direct threat and would have been intercepted had it continued flying, as NATO pledged to defend allied territory.

Kyiv, Ukraine —  A missile apparently fired by Russia landed deep inside Polish territory, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday, as Moscow launched deadly long-range attacks across Ukraine that killed at least eight people. The missile landed and exploded about 90 kilometers (55 miles) into Polish territor

Polish F-16s, among other aircraft, were scrambled in response to an airspace incursion on Thursday. Andrzej Iwanczuk/NurPhoto via Getty Images A Russian missile violated Polish airspace on Thursday, a NATO official told Business Insider. Ukrainian jets tried to destroy the Russian missiles before any crossed into Pol

Poland scrambled fighter jets after a suspected Russian Kh-101 missile entered its airspace during a massive barrage of over 70 missiles and 280 drones.

Polish authorities have said that a Russian ballistic missile crashed within its borders during Moscow’s overnight attacks on Ukraine. No injuries were reported as Kyiv warned air defense in the region needs boosting.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said an object that crashed into a field in eastern Poland in the early hours of Thursday was probably a Russian missile.

Russian air strikes killed at least eight people in Ukraine on Thursday, including one in Kyiv, in attacks extending as far as ‌the western city of Lviv, forcing neighboring Poland to scramble fighter jets to secure its airspace.

Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published July 30, 2026 9:45am Updated July 30, 2026 9:45am The crater left in a Polish field last night, which Ukraine says was a Russian missile (Picture: Radio ESKA/ east2west news) A Russian cruise missile left a crater 33 feet wide in Nato territory when it landed in Poland o

Huge missile and drone attack on Ukraine as Poland’s Tusk prepares to travel to impact site discovered in east of country At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured in another night of heavy Russian attacks on Ukraine, with neighbouring Poland also investigating an reported airspace violation and explosion on it

Poland said it’s investigating an unidentified object that crashed on its territory close to the border with Ukraine during an intense Russian missile attack.

Poland is investigating a possible missile impact site in the eastern Lublin region after an air raid alert was triggered during Russia’s massive overnight attack on Ukraine. Authorities found a crater near the village of Tarnawa-Kolonia but have not confirmed whether Polish airspace was violated.

Russian air strikes killed at least 13 in Ukraine on Thursday, including one in Kyiv, in attacks extending as far as the western city of Lviv, forcing neighbouring Poland to scramble fighter jets to secure its airspace. The attacks come as President Volodymyr Zelensky returns from the United States, where he said Presi

Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 13 as Poland scrambles fighter jets  lbc.co.uk

Russian missiles 'enter Nato airspace' amid 'massive' attack after Volodymyr Zelensky pleads allies for help  GB News

Ukraine’s president said Russia had been planning the attack for several days

A Russian missile is reported to have entered Poland's airspace, sparking panic as Lublin air raid sirens blared in the early hours of Thursday amid the ongoing Ukraine conflict — though officials have not confirmed the reports

Poland, a member of the European Union and NATO which shares a border with Ukraine, protectively scrambled fighter jets to protect its airspace.

Zelensky had earlier warned that a massive Russian attack was likely

The military response comes just days after three Russian drones were shot down after violating Romanian airspace.