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Two Polish airports reopen after NATO jets activated over Russian strikes on Ukraine
Poland and NATO responded to Russia's missile and drone strikes on Ukraine by activating air defenses and scrambling jets to secure nearby airspace, officials said.
- On Feb 7, Poland's Lublin airport, southeastern Poland, and Rzeszow airport, southeastern Poland reopened after military aviation operations ended, following their temporary suspension as a precaution.
- Following attacks involving more than 70 missiles, Poland's operational command said measures were preventive to secure airspace near threatened regions.
- The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued a notice to airmen that the two southeastern airports were inaccessible due to military activity, while FlightRadar24 posted the closure involved NATO aircraft.
- Poland's operational command said operations have concluded and ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have returned to standard activity, highlighting Rzeszow's role as NATO's main hub for arms supplies to Ukraine.
- Ukraine reported a massive overnight attack on energy facilities, and Moscow's drones and missiles have crossed into NATO airspace, with roughly 20 drones entering Poland last September while Poland scrambles jets to shield borders.
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Poland temporarily closes two airports amid Russian strikes on Ukraine
Amid Russian strikes on western regions of Ukraine overnight Saturday, February 7, Polish authorities halted operations for several hours at the civilian airports Rzeszów-Jasionka and Lublin and scrambled military aircraft. The measures were preventive and aimed at safeguarding and protecting the airspace, “especially in areas adjacent to threatened territories,” the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces said on X. Poland’s ground-based…
Russia launched a major attack on Ukraine's power grid, causing widespread blackouts across much of the country, according to the electricity operator. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on allies for Patriot and NASAM missiles to respond to Russia.
Airports in Rzeszow and Lublin, in the south-east of Poland, are temporarily closed due to Russian attacks on Ukraine, the Polish authorities announced today.
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The Economic TimesTwo Airports in Poland Closed Due to Russian Strikes on Ukraine
The Polish airports of Lublin and Rzeszow are inaccessible due to military activity related to ensuring state security, the US civil aviation authority announced today.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Saturday that it had closed the airspace over the airports in Lublin and Rzeszów in southeastern Poland due to “unplanned military activity.” The FAA’s website said the two airports were unavailable due to military activity related to national security. FlightRadar24 reported on X that the closure affected NATO aircraft operating in the area. The airports in Rzeszów and Lublin had already temp…
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