A fighter of the territorial defense unit, a support force to the regular Ukrainian army, holds a Kalashnikov gun decorated with Ukrainian flag. American and British foreigners have also traveled to the region to join the fighting. Sergei Supinsky/AFP
* Russia claimed a 'precision strike' wiped out 80 Polish fighters in the Donbas
* On same day Russia admitted taking down Polish flag from Katyn massacre site
* Poland has called on NATO to reinforce Suwalki Gap to support Lithuania
* Lithuania is enforcing a blockade on Kaliningrad that has infuriated Moscow
Tensions between Russia and NATO member Poland have been cranking up to boiling point in recent days amid Russian claims that it has killed 'up to 80 Polish mercenaries' in missile strikes.
The reported losses come on the same day that Russia confirmed it has removed a Polish flag from a memorial commemorating the murder of thousands of Poles by the Soviet Union in 1940.
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WNU Editor: According to the Russian Ministry of Defense. Poland has the most foreign fighters in Ukraine.
Russia Says It Killed 80 Polish Fighters In Ukraine
Russian troops kill ‘up to 80’ Polish fighters in Ukraine: Moscow -- The Guardian/AFP
Russia turns on Poland as Putin claims to have 'killed 80 Polish fighters' in Ukraine -- Daily Star
Putin claims to have 'killed 80 Polish fighters' in horror warning to the NATO-country -- Express
Russia says it’s killed 80 Polish fighters in warning to Nato member -- Metro
Up to 80 Polish mercenaries destroyed by high-precision weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Konstantinovka -- TopWar.ru