NATO, Russia and Trump
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This was the latest event after a series of incursions by Russian military aircraft into NATO airspace in September, leading to heightened tensions between NATO and Russia.
Ukraine said it destroyed two Russian Be-12 aircraft, calling it the first time in history that the aircraft type had been destroyed in combat.
Polish and allied military aircraft were scrambled early Saturday after Russia launched a massive aerial assault on Ukraine including strikes that targeted near its western border with Poland.