NATO Surveillance Mission Near Russia
Patrol covered most of northern-to-southern arc except Slovakia and Hungary.
Mission responded to incursions after incidents in Poland, Romania, Estonia.
Warsaw deployed border systems along 530km Ukraine border.
RC-135 Rivet Joint and P-8A Poseidon monitored Russian radar/communications.
US Air Force KC-135 refueled aircraft supported the mission.
Defence Minister John Healey called it a 'substantial joint mission'.
Surveillance links Arctic, Baltic, and Black Sea sectors.
Mission reflects deteriorating EU-Moscow relations since 2022 invasion.
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