Polish air defense under scrutiny after Ukrainian drone crashes in Lithuania
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Poland activated aircraft and issued alerts in Lublin and Subcarpathian regions on Oct. 18 in response to Russian air attacks on Ukraine, including a drone strike near Lviv that ignited a warehouse fire. The alerts were lifted after the threat passed. This marks continued cross-border spillover of the conflict into NATO airspace, underscoring escalation risks near the Polish-Ukrainian border.
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Poland's Government Security Center issued air attack warnings for Lublin and Podkarpackie provinces, activating the Polish Air Force, in response to Russian missile and drone activity near Ukraine's western border. These alerts, some brief, indicate a heightened threat perception and continued cross-border spillover of the conflict into NATO airspace. The specific nature and scale of Russian attacks near the Polish border remain unclear, but Polish jets were scrambled twice.
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