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Russian Strikes Near Polish Border Trigger Urgent Military Scramble

F-16 fighters and combat helicopters roared over eastern Poland on Thursday after Russian missile strikes targeted Ukrainian territory just miles from the NATO border. The proximity of the blasts forced the immediate closure of regional airports in Rzeszow and Lublin as the Polish military moved to secure its sovereign airspace.

Russian Strikes Near Polish Border Trigger Urgent Military Scramble

While the Polish military confirmed that no Russian projectiles crossed the border, the intensity of the assault prompted a rapid defensive response. Prime Minister Donald Tusk ordered the suspension of all civilian flight operations in the affected eastern sectors, citing the immediate risk posed by falling debris and the unpredictable nature of the nearby strikes.

Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz detailed the mobilization on social media, emphasizing that the deployment of advanced aircraft was a necessary precaution against the escalating conflict. Local residents remain under heightened alert as the military maintains a reinforced presence along the frontier to monitor the ongoing volatility in the region.

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