Overview

• Poland’s Operational Command reported drone-type objects repeatedly crossed into its airspace during Russia’s overnight attack on Ukraine and said weapons were used as teams search for downed targets.
• Polish and allied aircraft were scrambled as ground-based air defenses and radar systems moved to the highest readiness, with residents in Podlaskie, Mazowieckie and Lublin urged to stay home.
• U.S. FAA notices indicated four airports, including Warsaw Chopin and Rzeszów–Jasionka, were temporarily closed due to unplanned military activity, though Polish authorities did not formally confirm the closures.
• Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the military used armaments against the objects, and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz reported aircraft had engaged and Territorial Defense Forces were activated for ground searches.
• Ukraine’s Air Force briefly posted that drones threatened Zamość before deleting the message, and Poland is moving to temporarily close its Belarus border ahead of Zapad-2025 exercises, with no civilian casualties reported.