Closing information
In the early morning hours, the Operations Command of the Types of Armed Forces reported on platform X that in consequence to the Russian Federation's attack on targets located in the territory of Ukraine, Polish airspace is conducting operations of Polish and allied aviation.
In accordance with applicable procedures, the operational commander of the RFA has activated all available forces and resources at his disposal. On-call hunting pairs and early-warning aircraft were picked up, and ground-based air defence and radio-location systems reached their highest readiness.
As underlined, these activities are preventive and service to defend and safe airspace, peculiarly in areas bordering areas of possible threat. The Polish Air Navigation Agency informed that due to the request to guarantee freedom of operation of military aviation, the airport in Radom and Lublin was temporarily closed.
Source: XStandard procedure
The Operations Command Communication shows that the decision to choice up fighters was taken after Russia launched another series of rocket attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure. This is another situation in which Poland and its allies rise combat readiness to defend their own airspace and prevent accidental border violations.
The spokesperson for the Polish Air Navigation Agency, Marcin Hadaj, reported that the temporary closure of the airports in Radom and Lublin and the introduction of restrictions in the east part of the country is linked to changes in air traffic. As he pointed out, this is simply a standard procedure utilized in specified situations. He besides added that both ports would most likely stay closed for about an hr until military operations were completed.
Another Russian attack
On Thursday morning, the Ukrainian authorities reported that as a consequence of Russian shelling with rockets and dense impact drones 13 people were injured, including six children. The mark of the attacks was mainly energy facilities located in the western part of the country.
W Zaporozh was shot, among another things, at the boarding house, and 5 residential buildings were damaged. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that in the early morning hours, drone groups operated in the Lviv Oblast, located on the border with Poland. Unmanned attacks were besides carried out on Tarnopolskie, Ryeński, vineyards and hops. In view of Russian strikes across Ukraine, restrictions on access to electricity have been introduced.
