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 "title": "Russian Mi-8 Crosses the Polish Border North of Braniewo, 300 Metres Deep for 42 Seconds — Fighters Scrambled, Sikorski Names an Apology as the Price",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/russian-mi-8-crosses-polish-border-braniewo-300-metres-42-seconds-operational-command-sikorski-apology-no-note/",
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 "published": "2026-09-23T19:00:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-09-24T19:00:46.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBraniewo, 23 September 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Poland's Operational Command: at 11:08 on 23 September a Mi-8 of the Russian armed forces crossed north of Braniewo, in the Warmian-Masurian voivodeship. \"The helicopter was flying from the Kaliningrad region. It violated Polish airspace to a maximum depth of about 300 metres and remained in it for 42 seconds.\" Radar tracked it, fighters were scrambled, ground-based air defence stood by, and it turned back on its own\n * Lieutenant Colone",
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