NATO launches operation "Eastern Sentinel"

The North Atlantic Alliance is launching Operation "Eastern Sentinel" to strengthen the alliance's positions on the eastern flank following the incident with a UAV violating Polish airspace.

This was announced by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during a press conference in Brussels.

Today, I and [Supreme Allied Commander Europe] General Alexus Grinkevich are here to announce the launch of Operation "Eastern Sentinel" to strengthen our positions on the eastern flank," he stated. Rutte added that the operation will be launched "in the coming days," with participation from Denmark, France, Britain, and Germany, among others.

Operation "Eastern Sentinel" will include elements of air and ground defense. This was stated by the Supreme Allied Commander Europe Alexus Grinkevich.

"Operation "Eastern Sentinel" will be flexible and responsive, providing even more targeted deterrence and defense exactly when and where it is needed. [...] It will combine air and ground defense [elements] and will facilitate information exchange between countries," he said during a press conference in Brussels following the incident with a UAV violating Polish airspace.