A Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jet flies over Poland on September 19, 2025, as part of NATO's "Eastern Sentry" mission in response to Russian drones violating the country's airspace. Ben Birchall/PA Wire London —

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.

Two Typhoon fighter jets took off from the Royal Air Force base in Lincolnshire to “patrol Polish skies and deter and defend against aerial threats from Russia, including drones,” the ministry said in a statement.

The mission was carried out for NATO’s Operation Eastern Sentry, an initiative launched last week in light of Russia’s breach of Polish airspac

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