While the Norwegian jets are primarily in Poland to help defend a key logistics hub bringing materiel into Ukraine, rogue Russian missiles and drones have entered Polish airspace several times since the full-scale invasion began.

NATO member Poland scrambled fighter jets after overnight Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, Warsaw's military said on Wednesday. Newsweek has reached out to Polish authorities and Russia's Defense Ministry for comment via email.

NATO scrambled its warplanes earlier today in response to a fierce Russian bombardment of Ukraine close to its border with Poland. The Russian strikes hit vital energy facilities in the coldest weeks of winter and were led by Vladimir Putin's Tu-22 and Tu-95 strategic bombers.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was visiting Warsaw on Wednesday, following what Poland has called a breakthrough in a historical dispute about wartime exhumations that has stood between the allies.

Zelenskyy is also scheduled to meet with the Ukrainian community and participate in other official events. “War, weapons, sanctions, history, weakening of Russian energy as a tool for financing the war.