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Polish and allied air defences have been deployed to secure the country\u2019s airspace, its military said, as Russia launched new deadly air strikes on neighbouring Ukraine.<\/p>\n
The latest deployment on Sunday comes as the transatlantic security bloc NATO steps up its air patrols across the region in response to suspected Russian airspace incursions and drone sightings in several member states.<\/p>\n
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\u201cPolish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace, while ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have been brought to the highest state of readiness,\u201d Poland\u2019s operational command said in a post on X early on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese actions are preventive in nature and are aimed at securing the airspace and protecting citizens, especially in areas adjacent to the threatened region,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n
The Polish military said it is monitoring the current situation, stating that its forces under its command \u201cremain fully prepared for immediate response\u201d.<\/p>\n
Poland shares an estimated 530km (329 miles) with Ukraine.<\/p>\n
As of 02:10 GMT, all of Ukraine was under air raid alerts following Ukrainian Air Force warnings of Russian missile and drone attacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a statement posted on Telegram, Ivan Fedorov, head of the southeastern Zapoprizhia region, said that a Russian \u201ccombined strike\u201d killed a woman and wounded six other people, including a 16-year-old girl.<\/p>\n In late September, Poland\u00a0was forced to briefly close part of its airspace southeast of the capital, Warsaw, after Russia launched a major attack across Ukraine.<\/p>\n