Russian strikes on western Ukraine trigger Polish air alert, flight suspensions

Russian air attacks on western Ukraine, including a strike on a gas station, prompted Poland to order residents in Lubelskie and Podkarpackie to shelter and scrambled aircraft after a jet-powered drone approached its border. The drone apparently crashed or was neutralized in Ukraine, and airports in Lublin and Rzeszów suspended flights. This marks a direct spillover of the conflict into NATO airspace, heightening regional escalation risks.