British fighter jets flew over Poland on Friday night as part of AN operation to bolster NATO’s eastern flank after Russian drones violated Polish airspace earlier this month, according to the UK Ministry of Defense.

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Western sanctions have cut off access to foreign-made aircraft and spare parts, leaving Russian airlines to source parts for more than 700 mostly Airbus and Boeing jets on complex, indirect import routes.

This was the latest event after a series of incursions by Russian military aircraft into NATO airspace in September, leading to heightened tensions between NATO and Russia.

Two Eurofighters were on Sunday morning tasked to investigate an unidentified Russian IL-20m military aircraft that had entered neutral airspace over the Baltic Sea, Germanys air force said

Three Russian fighter jets violated Estonian airspace Friday in a move the Baltic nation called "unprecedentedly brazen" and that appears to be the latest test of NATO's defenses by the Kremlin's forces. NATO aircraft intercepted the jets, the military alliance's spokesperson Allison Hart said on X.

British fighter jets will fly air defence missions over Poland to counter aerial threats from Russia, including drones, as part of Nato’s Eastern Sentry mission,” the ministry said in a statement, add