Polish fighter jets were heard flying just outside Lublin city center early on September 10th, 2025, as both Warsaw's Modlin Airport and Warsaw's Chopin Airport closed due to "unplanned military activity related to ensuring state security." The activity comes amid reports of approximately 55 UAVs in the air, with a herd heading towards or through Kyiv/region, and several more drones flying towards Poland, according to Ukrainian Air Force channels. Representative Joe Wilson stated that Russia is attacking NATO ally Poland with Iranian Shahed drones, calling it an "act of war" and urging President Trump to respond with sanctions and arm Ukraine. In the past 15 minutes, between 12:15 AM and 12:30 AM UTC, Ukrainian Air Force channels issued warnings of UAV threats to Lutsk, Lviv, and Kyiv. Additional drone activity was reported in the north of Ternopil region, heading southwest. A Polish Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft, identified as THUNER1 (SAAB 340B AEW 3401 #48D962), was observed back in the air after earlier search patterns. This follows earlier reports from September 9th and early September 10th detailing multiple Russian drone incursions into Polish airspace. This latest escalation follows previous reports of Polish F-16 and Dutch F-35 deployments in response to drone incursions, with Rzeszów Airport having been temporarily closed due to similar security concerns. The Polish Operational Command previously confirmed that ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems are at peak readiness. The Polish border with Belarus remains closed due to ongoing Russian-led military exercises, "Zapad-2025."
