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Poland Says Intercepted Russian Su-24 Bomber Over Baltic Sea

A Su-24 aircraft in Moscow.
Photographer: Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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By Piotr Bujnicki

May 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM EDT

Poland intercepted and deterred a Russian bomber aircraft over the Baltic Sea late on Thursday, according to Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz.

The Joint Operational Command for NATO forces in Europe issued an order for the Polish air forces stationed in Lithuania to intercept Russia’s Su-24 aircraft as it was performing “dangerous maneuvers,” the minister said on Friday.