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title: "Two Polish airports have been shut due to military aviation operations"
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# Two Polish airports have been shut due to military aviation operations

> Polish airports in the cities of Radom and Lublin have been closed due to military aviation operations, the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) reported on Wednesday.

By Reuters · Published 30 October 2025, 14:12 SAST · Updated 30 October 2025, 14:12 SAST

## Key points
- In a dramatic game of aerial chess, Poland has temporarily grounded its airports and put its airspace on high alert, all thanks to a feisty Russian reconnaissance mission that seems to think it can play hide-and-seek over the Baltic Sea.
- Polish military operations have commenced in response to Russian attacks on Ukrainian facilities.
- Airspace restrictions have been implemented, temporarily closing Radom and Lublin airports.
- Eastern Poland is under heightened alert, with aircraft advised to avoid specific areas.
- Polish jets recently intercepted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft operating without a flight plan.

## Content

Polish military commanders said earlier that Polish and allied air forces had started operations because of Russia's attack on facilities located in neighbouring Ukraine.

"At the request of the army, the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency has issued a directive regarding restrictions in Polish airspace, including the temporary closure of two airports in Radom and Lublin," Marcin Hadaj, the spokesman for PANSA, told private television channel TVN24.

"There are certain restrictions in the eastern part of the country, and aircraft in Polish airspace must avoid this area," he said, adding that the airports could be shut for "approximately an hour".

He said the military would make the final decision.

Countries on NATO's eastern flank have been on high alert for potential airspace incursions since September, when three Russian military jets violated Estonia's airspace for 12 minutes just days after more than 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace.

Polish jets intercepted a Russian aircraft on Tuesday that was flying a reconnaissance mission in international airspace over the Baltic Sea without a filed flight plan and with its transponder turned off.

(Reporting by Anna Koper and Pawel FlorkiewiczEditing by Gareth Jones)