Poland scrambles jets and Romania on alert due to nearby drone activity
Sep 14, 2025
Warsaw [Poland], September 14: The Polish armed forces scrambled fighter due to the threat of a Russian drone attack on neighbouring regions of Ukraine, the Polish military command said in Warsaw on Saturday.
Ground-based air defence systems were also put on high alert Saturday afternoon. Such measures are not unusual, but they are currently receiving particular attention due to the incident involving suspected Russian drones on Polish territory in recent days. "Due to the threat of Russian drones operating over Ukraine near the Polish border, a preventive operation of the air forces, both Polish and allied, has begun," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on X.
After about two hours, the Polish army announced that the air force operation and the increased alert status had been terminated. In the eastern Romanian region of Tulcea near the Ukrainian border, the Romanian military said it also spotted a drone on Saturday. Two F-16 fighter jets from the Fetesti air base took off on an observation mission. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune
