Poland Says It Intercepted Russian Airplane

The plane was making dangerous maneuvers.

On Thursday, May 22, Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian Su-24 bomber in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.

Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysh said this on Friday, May 23, during a press conference, RMF24 reported.

Kosiniak-Kamysh said that on Thursday evening, May 22, the Joint Operations Command of NATO forces in Europe issued an order to another Polish pair of fighter jets to intercept a Russian Su-24 bomber.

He said the Russian plane was making dangerous maneuvers in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.

"These actions were deliberate and posed a threat," the minister said.

He said Polish pilots were able to detect, intercept and effectively push back the Russian plane.

The Polish defense minister also commented on Russia's frequent provocations in the airspace near NATO's borders - especially due to the geographical location of the Kaliningrad region, from where Russian planes often fly without transponders turned on, without submitting flight plans and without communication with air traffic control.

"We are resistant to provocations, but we react decisively - both independently and within the Alliance," Kosiniak-Kamysh emphasized.

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