Poland says Russian military helicopter briefly entered its airspace

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Mi-8 crosses about 300 metres into Polish airspace

A Russian military Mi-8 helicopter entered Polish airspace near Braniewo at 11:08 a.m. local time, Poland’s Armed Forces Operational Command said. It reported that the aircraft crossed about 300 metres into Poland for 42 seconds while flying from Russia’s Kaliningrad region. Polish radar tracked the flight, fighter aircraft were scrambled and ground forces remained on standby. Russia’s embassy had not commented when Reuters published.

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