Fighter Jets Scrambled as Poland Restricts Airspace Following Russian Offensive

Reading Time: 2 minutesPoland scrambled fighter jets and temporarily closed some Polish airspace on Sunday after a Russian attack on Ukraine that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said lasted for more than 12 hours. NATO said on Sept. 12 that the defense alliance will send more warplanes and air defense systems to the eastern flank in response to Russian incursions into NATO airspace. Three Russian drones were shot down in Poland’s airspace earlier this month. The Russian attack early Sunday included nearly 500 attack drones and more than 40 missiles, including the Iranian-Russian Shahed drones, Zelenskyy said. “The massive Russian attack on Ukraine lasted for more than 12 hours,” Zelenskky said.