Poland deployed air force jets for the second time in a week, alerted residents and closed Lublin airport near the Ukrainian border because of drones flying in its neighbor’s airspace, its

WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish and allied aircraft were deployed to protect Polish airspace on Saturday because of a threat of drone strikes in neighbouring Ukraine, and the airport in the eastern Polish city of Lublin was closed, Polish authorities said.

Poland remains on high alert after Russia violated its airspace earlier this week when it fired 19 drones at Ukraine.

"Russian military personnel know exactly where their drones are headed and how long they can stay in the air," President Volodymyr Zelensky said, commenting on the attacks. "The routes are always calculated.

Polish and allied aircraft were deployed in a "preventive" operation in Poland's airspace Saturday because of a threat of drone strikes in neighboring areas of Ukraine, and the airport in the eastern Polish city of Lublin was closed,

WOHYN, Poland (AP) — Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland in what European officials described Wednesday as a deliberate provocation, causing NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down. A NATO spokesman said it was the first time the alliance confronted a potential threat in its airspace.

On Poland scrambled military aircraft in response to the threat of drone strikes in western Ukraine. — Ukrinform.

Poland has scrambled its aircraft after a Russian drone threat emerged in Ukrainian regions bordering Poland. Lublin Airport has suspended its operations. Source: Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces on Х (Twitter),

Poland scrambles jets and shuts airport amid drone strike threat in Ukraine - Lublin Airport was briefly closed to air traffic ‘due to military aviation activities’

F rance said it is deploying fighter jets to Poland as Europe’s first, measured steps to Russia’s drone incursion aimed to send a signal to Moscow that any further aggression will not go unchecked. Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification.