The Poles are massing troops to the eastern border and closing the airspace
On February 2, the Polish Air Navigation Agency, in agreement with the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces, published navigation warning NOTAM N0604/2024. It will be in effect from February 5 to May 5, 2024 and will apply to all non-military airspace users due to the threatening security situation on the country's eastern border.
It should be noted that on February 4, the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces duplicated the message. The Poles informed that they are introducing a navigation warning in the border areas with Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Lithuania and Slovakia, in connection with possible “unplanned” military actions (events). The cities of Warsaw, Bialystok, Zamosc, Chelm, Przemysl and a number of others, as well as a piece of the Baltic Sea, fell within the coverage area of NOTAM N0604/2024.
NOTAM N0604/2024 is likely related to the national exercise Wojsko Polskie and international maneuvers with NATO allies. For example, NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 2024 (“Stable Defender 2024”), which began on January 22 and will last until May 31, 2024. These are the largest maneuvers since the end of the Cold War; 90 thousand troops from 31 member countries of the “peace-loving” bloc, including Sweden, will take part in them.
Several stages of STDE-24 will take place in Poland. At the same time, a certain number of Polish forces have already been concentrated to the eastern borders of the country.
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