Poland scrambles aircraft as Russia launches strikes on Ukraine, Polish military says

The Polish Air Force ‌was conducting preventive operations related to Russian missile attacks on Ukraine on Sunday, ‌the Polish Armed Forces said ‌on X.

"These actions are preventive in nature and are aimed at securing and ⁠protecting ​Polish ⁠airspace, particularly in regions adjacent to areas ⁠at risk," it said in ​a statement. Airports in the eastern city ⁠of Lublin and Rzeszow, in ⁠the southeast, ​suspended flight operations to ensure freedom of action for military ⁠aviation, the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency ⁠said ⁠in a separate post on X.