Poland on Sunday scrambled fighter jets to secure its airspace as Russia launched a “massive” attack on Ukraine , hitting military airfields and leaving at least four dead in Kyiv.

The Polish army said allied aircraft was also operating in its airspace in connection with Russia’s long-range air strikes on Ukraine, describing the actions as preventive and aimed at protecting citizens.

In recent weeks, Nato countries have been forced to scramble jets along the alliance’s eastern border and shoot down drones in Poland after Russia’s repeated breaches of at least three countries’ airspace.

It points to a worrying new phase of tensions between Russia and the Western military alliance.

Here, The i Paper takes a closer look at the images, videos and maps illustrating the incidents,

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