Along with fighter jets and air systems, 100 Norwegian soldiers will also arrive in Poland and be stationed in Rzeszow.
Norwegian NASAMS air defense systems have been deployed in Rzeszow, Poland. They will protect the logistics hub for aid to Ukraine from a potential attack.
This was reported by the General Command of the Polish Armed Forces.
“Norwegian NASAMS air defense systems have been deployed and are ready to protect the logistics hub in Rzeszow. F-35 aircraft have also been sent to support the defense of Polish airspace,” the statement said.
The NATO mission will last until Easter. Along with fighter jets and air systems, 100 Norwegian soldiers will also arrive in Poland and be stationed in Rzeszow.
“We are here to protect critical infrastructure that is key to the international support provided to Ukraine,” said Lieutenant Colonel Erlend Hammervik-Elvenes, commander of the contingent sent to Poland, according to “Polish News Agency” Radio”.
We remind you that Ryashiv has an airport that is the main transit hub for foreign military aid to Ukraine. Also, Ryashiv is the airport most often chosen by Ukrainian civilians on flights to other countries, while our country's airspace is closed.
In May, the Polish authorities announced that they would strengthen security around it. At the end of November, it was also announced that Patriot from Germany would also be involved in protecting the logistics hub.
NASAMS are short-range anti-aircraft systems (i.e. up to several tens of kilometers with a shorter range than Patriot), developed in cooperation between the Norwegian concern Kongsberg and the American Raytheon. They are used in the armed forces of Norway, as well as, for example, in Lithuania, Finland and the Netherlands; Several systems were also transferred to Ukraine. The NASAMS system is still in the hands of the US military, where it is used to protect Washington's most important facilities – the White House and the Pentagon.
Earlier, Poland announced the imminent prospect of a ceasefire in Ukraine.
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