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Russia strikes Ukraine; Poland scrambles jets, issues RCB alert, closes airports
RMF24LO·PL · UA · RU·2 days ago
Russian attacks on Ukraine disrupted air traffic in eastern Poland, with airports in Lublin and Rzeszów suspending operations for hours and Polish military air force on full alert. This marks a spillover of the conflict into NATO airspace, though no direct strikes on Polish territory are reported. The incident underscores the elevated risk of escalation along NATO's eastern flank.
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Poland scrambled military aircraft twice in one day and briefly closed airports in response to Russian strikes in western Ukraine near its border. A Russian drone crashed near the Polish border, with debris confirmed, underscoring heightened spillover risk to NATO territory. Warsaw has warned of potential Russian strikes against Ukraine's allies.