Several airports in Poland suspend operations because of Russian attack on Ukraine

The Polish Air Navigation Services Agency has reported the suspension of operations at Lublin and Rzeszów airports amid a large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine.

Source: Polish radio station RMF FM, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Early on the morning of 20 January, Russian forces carried out a coordinated drone and missile strike on Ukraine. The Polish military's press service reported that there was no threat to Polish airspace, and the measures taken were routine.

"Airports in Rzeszów and Lublin suspended flight operations due to the need to ensure freedom of operation for military aircraft," the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency said in a morning statement.

It was later reported that the airports resumed operations before 8:00.

Background:

• Russian forces launched an attack on Kyiv on the night of 19-20 January, leaving one person injured. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that non-residential buildings had been hit in the Dniprovskyi district.
• As a result of the Russian attack, 5,635 multi-storey residential buildings in Kyiv were left without heating. The city's left (eastern) bank was also left without water supply.
• In response to a large-scale Russian missile attack on Ukraine in late December 2025, Poland scrambled combat aircraft and temporarily closed the airports in Rzeszów and Lublin.

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