09/10/2025September 10, 2025
What do we know so far about the Russian drones violating Poland’s airspace?
Poland’s armed forces said that during Russia strikes on Ukraine, its “airspace was repeatedly violated by drone-type objects.”
“An operation is underway aimed at identifying and neutralizing the objects,” the military’s RSZ operational command said in a post on X shortly before 4 a.m. local time (0200 GMT) on Wednesday.
Earlier it had posted that Polish and NATO allied aircraft were operating in Polish airspace.
What regions in Poland are affected?
As of 0120 GMT, most of Ukraine, including western regions of Volyn and Lviv, which border Poland, had been under air raid alerts for several hours, according to Ukraine’s air force.
Poland’s RSZ said the military operation was ongoing and urged people to stay at home, naming the regions of Podlaskie, Mazowieckie, and Lublin as most at risk.
Lublin province (voivodeship) borders Ukraine directly. Mazowieckie, which includes the capital Warsaw, is located just over 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the Ukrainian border, while Podlaskie is a bit more than 50 kilometers from Ukraine.
What Polish airports are closed?
Four airports in Poland, including the country’s largest Chopin Airport in Warsaw, were also closed Tuesday night into Wednesday due to “unplanned military activity related to ensuring state security.”
This is according to Reuters news agency, citing notices posted to the US Federal Aviation Administration’s website.
The other three closed airports are the Rzeszow–Jasionka Airport in Poland’s southeast, the Warsaw Modlin Airport and the Lublin airport, the FAA notices showed.
There was no official confirmation from the command that any airports had been closed, Reuters noted.
Poland has been on high alert for objects entering its airspace since a stray Ukrainian missile struck a southern Polish village in 2022, killing two people.
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