The Polish national soccer team led by star striker Robert Lewandowski took off on its flight to the World Cup in Qatar accompanied by several fighter jets.
“They will be escorted to the border by Polish F-16s. Good luck!” Poland’s Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak wrote on Twitter. He also posted a photo showing the crew’s passenger plane above the clouds and an F-16 fighter jet next to it.
The Polish national team released videos from inside the machine looking at the jets. Poland will start the World Cup against Mexico on November 22nd.
On November 15, a rocket hit the Polish border area with Ukraine. Two people died as a result. Currently, the West assumes that it was a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile used to defend against attacks by the Russian military.