Poland deploys planes in its airspace because of threat of drone strikes in nearby parts of Ukraine

Polish and allied aircraft were deployed in a “preventive” operation in Poland's airspace Saturday because of a threat of drone strikes in neighboring areas of Ukraine, and the airport in the eastern Polish city of Lublin was closed, authorities said. The alert came after multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland on Wednesday, prompting NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down and underlining long-held concerns aboutthe expansion of Russia’s more than three-year war in Ukraine. It stressed that “these actions are preventive in nature,” and were aimed at securing Poland's airspace and protecting the country's citizens.