The border guard sent a report on a dangerous incident with Turbolet L-410 to SCAAI, the formation’s press service said.
“The further participation of the crew in this operation depends on it.”
For the Border Guard, the priority is to ensure that the officers are safe in the operational area designated by Romania; further participation of the Border Guard crew in this operation depends on it
— the border guard said on Twitter, informing Monday that a report had been sent to the state air accident investigation commission.
As previously reported by PAP, a spokeswoman for the Border Guard, Lieutenant Anna Michalska, a Russian fighter jet approached the plane of the Polish Border Guard that took part in the Frontex mission over the Black Sea three times, performing aggressive and dangerous maneuvers. During the incident, the Polish crew temporarily lost control of the aircraft and lost altitude.
During the patrol flight of the Turbolet L-410 aircraft of the Polish Border Guard, during the Frontex operation under the command of Romania, a dangerous event occurred in the operational area designated by Romania
said the lieutenant.
A twin-engine Russian SU 35 fighter flew into the operational area designated by Romania without any radio contact and then carried out aggressive and dangerous maneuvers – three approaches to the Polish aircraft without safe separation. As a result of this event, there was a lot of turbulence in the plane of the Polish Border Guard
explained Michalski.
Excellent skills and great mastery of the Polish SG
She pointed out that during the Russian fighter incident, the 5-member crew of Polish Border Guard officers temporarily lost control of the plane and lost altitude.
The Russian fighter jet also flew close to the nose of the SG aircraft and crossed its flight path at a dangerous distance. According to the crew’s assessment, it was about 5 meters. After the third approach, the Russian fighter left the Polish aircraft
– said the spokeswoman of the SG.
The crew, mainly consisting of two pilots (an officer and a female border guard officer), showed excellent skills and great composure, allowing them to land safely
she noted.
She stressed that the crew of the Border Guard’s Turbolet L 410 aircraft – two pilots and three operators of aviation systems – are officers from the 1st Aviation Department of the Border Guard Aviation Office in Gdańsk.
The Border Guard Aviation Office officers in the Frontex – JO MMO Black Sea 2023 mission have been participating since April 19, 2023. This year is the second operation in which Polish border guard officers are participating. The first took place in Italy at the beginning of this year.
Government spokesman: Action of a provocative nature
Government spokesman Piotr Müller was asked about this event during a press conference on Monday.
This event took place in Romanian airspace. The second was that it was part of the EU Frontex mission and actions were taken against a civilian aircraft on the part of Russia. Border Guard aircraft have the status of civil aircraft in the airspace because they are unarmed and cannot pose a threat. Therefore, this action of the fighter of the Russian Federation should be considered a provocative action
said a government spokesman.
He noted that there are standard procedures for reporting such incidents to allies in such situations.
What has already been done. Also towards the Russian Federation
– he said.
“Russia does not respect international law
We must be aware that the Russian Federation takes such actions consciously and that protest actions are necessary. However, they will not change the approach of the Russian Federation in this area. As part of the North Atlantic Alliance, we also talk about how to counter such situations
he pointed it out.
However, let us not forget that Russia does not respect international law and therefore such provocations can occur. I would even say that Russia will try to provoke emotional actions on the part of the North Atlantic Alliance to claim that it is supposedly the North Atlantic Alliance that is aggressive and taking offensive actions
he assessed.
He added that NATO is a defense pact.
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Source: wPolityce