Rzeszów and Lublin suspend flights during Russian attacks on Ukraine
Poland temporarily suspended operations at the airports in Rzeszów and Lublin on the morning of Sept. 18 as Russian forces carried out another wave of air attacks against Ukraine.
Poland temporarily halted airport operations at Rzeszów and Lublin on September 18 due to Russian air strikes on Ukraine. PANSA declared the closures after the Polish Armed Forces deployed military aircraft and heightened alert systems in response to the attacks. Ground-based air defense and radar surveillance were also put on high alert.
The military assured these measures were precautionary, aimed at safeguarding the country's airspace, especially near Ukrainian regions under fire. However, no violation of Polish airspace was reported, and Polish military aircraft returned to their bases shortly after. The suspension followed recent incidents near Poland's border with Ukraine.
On September 17, a Russian attack drone reportedly crashed in Ukraine's Volyn Oblast close to the Polish border. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned of potential Russian drone and missile attacks on countries supporting Ukraine, suggesting they might be disguised as "accidents" to gauge NATO's response and test the alliance's resolve.
On September 16, Poland issued air alerts in several border areas during Russian strikes on western Ukraine. On September 14, a suspected Russian drone was recovered from the Baltic Sea near Rusinowo in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, while a Russian drone had struck a passenger train's locomotive in Ukraine's Volyn Oblast just a day earlier, near Poland.
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