Poland’s nationwide crew flying to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup had been escorted by F-16 fighter jets yesterday, after Tuesday evening’s deadly missile strike.
Two Polish residents had been killed within the strike within the nation’s east, 4 miles from the Ukrainian border, as Ukraine continues to defend itself from Russia’s invasion.
Authorities are nonetheless attempting to establish precisely the place the missile got here from, with early indications pointing to a Ukrainian air defence system in search of to counter the Russian bombardment – an assertion Ukraine has denied.
In an indication that Poland is taking no dangers following the lethal strike, footage launched by the nation on Thursday confirmed a passenger jet carrying its soccer nationwide crew being escorted by a pair of F-16 fighter jets.
‘We had been escorted to the southern border of Poland by F16 planes!’ the Twitter account for the nationwide crew posted yesterday.
‘Thanks and greetings to the pilots!’
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Poland’s nationwide crew flying to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup had been escorted by F-16 fighter jets on Thursday, after Tuesday evening’s missile strike. Pictured: The Polish nationwide crew’s passenger aircraft is proven subsequent to a F-16 fighter jet
Pictures had been shared taken from the three totally different plane.
The fighter jets had been seen flying virtually wing-to-wing along-side the passenger jet, embellished in Poland’s nationwide colors of purple and white.
‘Republic of Poland’ was written down the aspect of the passenger aircraft. Its tail wing was adorned with pictures of historic figures of Poland, with the dates 1918 – 2018.
In Polish, a message learn: ‘one hundredth anniversary of regaining independence of Poland’.
Video additionally confirmed the nationwide crew posing for a farewell {photograph} with workers earlier than boarding the aircraft. Footage, shot by a window of the passenger jet, confirmed the 2 fighter jets flying along-side.
Celebrity captain Robert Lewandowski and his teammates are hoping to information Poland out of Group C for his or her first knock-out spherical look since 1986.
Poland certified for the World Cup from the identical group as England, ending six factors behind them in second place.
In an indication that Poland is taking no dangers following the lethal strike, footage launched by the nation on Thursday confirmed a passenger jet carrying the nationwide crew being escorted by a pair of F-16 fighter jets (pictured)
Pictured: Poland’s nationwide crew and workers are seen posing for {a photograph} by the aircraft
They then recieved a bye of their play-off semi ultimate as a consequence of Russia being disqualified from collaborating within the match on account of its invasion of Ukraine.
Poland went on to triumph of their play-off ultimate at dwelling towards Sweden, which noticed them beat Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Co. 2-0.
The World Cup kicks off on Sunday with a tie between hosts Qatar and Ecuador. For Poland, their first conflict comes towards Mexico on Tuesday.
Czeslaw Michniewicz’s then tackle Saudi Arabia on Saturday (Nov. 26), earlier than arising towards match favourites Argentina on Wednesday, November 30.
Footage, shot by a window of the passenger jet, confirmed the fighter jets flying along-side
Video additionally confirmed the nationwide crew posing for a farewell {photograph} with workers earlier than boarding the aircraft
Russia on Tuesday unleashed a nationwide barrage of greater than 100 missiles and drones that knocked out energy to 10 million folks in Ukraine – strikes described by Ukraine’s power minister as the most important assault but on the nation’s battered energy grid in almost 9 months of conflict.
The assault resulted within the missile touchdown in Poland, killing two folks.
Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday visited the positioning the place the missile landed and expressed understanding for Ukraine’s plight. ‘It’s a massively troublesome state of affairs for them and there are nice feelings, there’s additionally nice stress,’ Duda stated.
On Wednesday, he known as the strike an ‘unlucky accident’.
NATO Secretary-Basic Jens Stoltenberg instructed reporters in Brussels: ‘This isn’t Ukraine’s fault. Russia bears final accountability because it continues its unlawful conflict towards Ukraine.’
Stoltenberg additionally stated it was prone to have been a Ukrainian air defence missile.
An aerial view of the grain processing warehouse in japanese Poland that was hit by a missile. Warsaw says the weapons was ‘very in all probability’ fired by Ukraine, however Zelensky has disputed that account
The battle additionally reverberated in European courts this week as a Dutch decide on Thursday sentenced two Russians and a Ukrainian to life in jail over the downing of Malaysia Airways flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 folks on board
Earlier, U.S. President Joe Biden had stated the trajectories instructed the missile was unlikely to have been unleashed from Russia. Russia denied accountability.
Overseas Minister Dmytro Kuleba additionally appeared to roll again Kyiv’s place that it was a Russian missile that struck Poland following a name with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
‘Our consultants are already in Poland,’ Kuleba tweeted. ‘We anticipate them to swiftly get entry to the positioning in cooperation with Polish legislation enforcement.’
The battle additionally reverberated in European courts this week as a Dutch decide on Thursday sentenced two Russians and a Ukrainian to life in jail over the downing of Malaysia Airways flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 folks on board.
Not one of the suspects from that earlier stage of hostilities had been current in court docket or prone to serve their sentences, prompting Zelensky to hail the ‘essential’ ruling however name for these accountable to be held to account.
The Kremlin dismissed the ruling as politically motivated whereas Australia accused Moscow of ‘harbouring murderers’.