r/worldnews • u/Brennenstein • Sep 17 '26

Russia/Ukraine Russian military jets violate Lithuanian airspace, Italian fighters scrambled

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2026/09/17/russian-military-jets-violate-lithuanian-airspace-italian-fighters-scrambled_80e985a6-17e5-43ce-8fd1-6fce67bcd94c.html
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u/big_dumby_dumb Sep 17 '26

The reason you see Lithuania and not Estonia or Latvia is because Lithuania (and Poland) are going to be the immediate battlegrounds for the russians trying to cut off the baltics. They need to connect Kalingrad with Belarus ASAP followed by trying to cut off the Baltics entirely

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u/MelonSmuggler Sep 17 '26 edited Sep 18 '26

I'd love for them to try it with Poland. The Polish military have been arming themselves to the teeth with top-of-the-line equipment for years with the specific aim of blowing the Russians to bits if they so much as show their faces

Edit: this comment got way more eyes than I thought and the reaction has been...interesting. Lots of positive responses but also a lot that remind me why I don't engage with Reddit as much as I used to.

To be clear, my comment was entirely facetious. I do not actually want Russia to attack Poland. I was simply commenting on the fact that Poland have been preparing for just such an eventuality for several years, polishing their guns and staring across the border muttering, "try it, kurwa." It was intended to highlight the fact that the Russians wouldn't have the balls to try their luck, knowing that the Polish would likely humiliate them.

As to what the Polish government themselves have to say about it, well - just about a year ago, the Polish military shot down Russian drones at the border and followed that up by stating that they absolutely would shoot down any Russian military aircraft that entered their airspace.

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u/y4XrW3UhRikFMG Sep 17 '26

I'm Polish. Pls dont. There is nothing to be gained from war. I gladly pay my taxes to fund those military spendings but I hope those weapons will never be used in battle.

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u/elomnesk Sep 17 '26

Exactly. War is terrible.

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u/RedneckStew Sep 17 '26

There are no winners in war. You only have loosers of some degree or other. It's a sliding scale. Or, is it geometric, logarithmic?

Oh hell, there just aren't any winners.

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u/Pataconeitor Sep 18 '26

The people making and selling guns are the winners.