On February 12th, Jinshi Data reported that the operational command of the Polish Armed Forces stated that a Russian SU-24MR military aircraft flew into Polish airspace in the Gulf of Gdansk in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday. Russia claimed that this was due to a navigation system failure. The operational command stated on the X platform that the aircraft flew 6.5 kilometers into Polish airspace and stayed for more than 1 minute before changing course. Polish air traffic control authorities have been in contact with the Russian side, and the Russian side confirmed the violation of Polish airspace, attributing it to a navigation system failure of the aircraft.
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Poland claims that a Russian military plane violated Polish airspace after navigation malfunction.
On February 12th, Jinshi Data reported that the operational command of the Polish Armed Forces stated that a Russian SU-24MR military aircraft flew into Polish airspace in the Gulf of Gdansk in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday. Russia claimed that this was due to a navigation system failure. The operational command stated on the X platform that the aircraft flew 6.5 kilometers into Polish airspace and stayed for more than 1 minute before changing course. Polish air traffic control authorities have been in contact with the Russian side, and the Russian side confirmed the violation of Polish airspace, attributing it to a navigation system failure of the aircraft.