Poland scrambles fighter jets, closes airports as Russia strikes Ukraine
26.02.2026 09:45
The Operational Command of Poland's Armed Forces said it had deployed "all necessary forces and resources at its disposal" to ensure the safety of Polish airspace and was "monitoring the situation on an ongoing basis."
Polish and allied aircraft were activated in the morning, the Operational Command said in a statement, adding that measures were taken to ensure security in areas near the Ukrainian border.
The Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) said civilian airports in the cities of Rzeszów and Lublin were temporarily closed to allow military aircraft to operate freely in response to the Russian strikes on western Ukraine. The two airports resumed operations hours later, state news agency PAP reported.
At about 7 a.m., the Operational Command said the threat of Russian missile strikes on regions bordering Poland had decreased and that
Polish and allied aircraftwere returning to base.
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Dowództwo Operacyjne RSZ
@DowOperSZ
Operowanie wojskowego lotnictwa w polskiej przestrzeni powietrznej, związane z uderzeniami Federacji Rosyjskiej na Ukrainę, zostało zakończone. Uruchomione naziemne systemy obrony powietrznej oraz rozpoznania radiolokacyjnego powróciły do standardowej działalności operacyjnej.
Informujemy, że nie zaobserwowano naruszenia przestrzeni powietrznej RP.
Dziękujemy za wsparcie @NATO
, @NATO_AIRCOM
oraz Siłom Powietrznym Niemiec #Luftwaffe 🇩🇪, których samoloty pomagały dziś zapewnić bezpieczeństwo na polskim niebie. Podziękowania kierujemy także do Holenderskich Sił Zbrojnych 🇳🇱 @Defensie
za wsparcie systemami obrony powietrznej.
#WojskoPolskie 🇵🇱, zgodnie z założeniami operacji #WschodniaZorza, na bieżąco monitoruje sytuację na terytorium Ukrainy i pozostaje w stałej gotowości do zapewnienia bezpieczeństwa polskiej przestrzeni powietrznej.
#PołączeniDlaBezpieczeństwa🤝#JointForSecurity
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Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej 🇵🇱 and 7 others
1:24 AM · Feb 26, 2026
TRANSLATION
Military aviation operations in Polish airspace related to the Russian Federation's strikes on Ukraine have ended. Ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems have resumed their standard operations.
We would like to inform you that no violation of Polish airspace was observed.
We thank @NATO
, @NATO_AIRCOM
, and the German Air Force #Luftwaffe 🇩🇪 for their support, whose aircraft helped ensure safety in Polish skies today. We also thank the Dutch Armed Forces 🇳🇱 @Defensie
for their support with air defense systems.
#WojskoPolskie 🇵🇱 , in accordance with the assumptions of operation #WschodniaZorza , constantly monitors the situation in the territory of Ukraine and remains in constant readiness to ensure the security of Polish airspace.
#PołączeniDlaBezpieczeństwa🤝#JointForSecurity
Sometimes "a cigar is just a cigar".
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