On Sept. 16 Poland’s Armed Forces operational command said it deployed military aircraft and elevated ground air-defence and radar readiness after Russian forces used jet-powered UAVs to strike Ukraine. The command called the steps preventive and said it had not detected any violation of Polish airspace earlier. The government security centre issued alerts for parts of Lublin and Subcarpathian provinces. Lublin and Rzeszow airports temporarily suspended civilian flights to allow military operati

On Sept. 16 Poland’s Armed Forces operational command said it deployed military aircraft and elevated ground air-defence and radar readiness after Russian forces used jet-powered UAVs to strike Ukraine. The command called the steps preventive and said it had not detected any violation of Polish airspace earlier. The government security centre issued alerts for parts of Lublin and Subcarpathian provinces. Lublin and Rzeszow airports temporarily suspended civilian flights to allow military operations.