MOSCOW, September 8. /TASS/. Poland has scrambled military aircraft in response to what Warsaw sees as Russian long-range aviation activity in Ukraine, the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command reported.

"Military aviation operations have commenced in Polish airspace. <...> Ground-based air defense systems and radar reconnaissance have reached a state of readiness," the command said on X.

According to the statement, these actions are "of a preventive nature" and aimed at ensuring the security of the country’s regions bordering Ukraine.