Overview

• Prime Minister Donald Tusk said a preventive air operation was underway by Polish and allied forces due to suspected Russian drones operating near the border.
• The Armed Forces’ operational command reported ground-based air defense systems were raised to their highest readiness on Saturday afternoon.
• Lublin airport was temporarily closed to civilian traffic because of military activity, according to the PAP news agency.
• Officials described the measures as precautionary as drones target areas of western Ukraine close to Poland.
• NATO assistance continues under the Eastern Sentry posture after the earlier drone incursion into Polish airspace this week.