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Sikorski summoned the Israeli ambassador to Poland to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in connection with Sunday's Yad Vashem entry

National Prosecutor's Office: Third person charged with railway sabotage; court orders arrest

Kallas on acts of sabotage in Poland: the EU may respond to state terrorism committed by Russia with sanctions and a fight against online recruitment of saboteurs

Airports in Rzeszów and Lublin are closed. Poland scrambled fighter jets, DORSZ reports. This is due to the Russian attack on Ukraine.

Major air operations by NATO Air Forces are ongoing now over Poland, amidst a large-scale drone and missile attack by Russia against Ukraine. A NATO E-3A “Sentry” Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft and an Airbus A330 Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) are currently up and orbiting over Eastern Poland, while a Polish Saab 340 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft heads east towards the border with Belarus and Ukraine, and a Spanish Airbus A400M Atlas - potential operating as an aerial-refueling tanker - has taken off from Lithuania and is heading south in the direction of Poland

Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces: Attention. Due to the Russian Federation's attack on targets located in Ukrainian territory, Polish and allied air forces are operating in our airspace. In accordance with applicable procedures, the Operational Commander of the Polish Armed Forces has activated the necessary forces and resources at his disposal. Duty fighter pairs and an early warning aircraft have been scrambled, and ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems have been brought to maximum alert. These operations are preventative in nature and aimed at securing and protecting airspace, particularly in areas adjacent to the threatened areas.

Prime Minister: I asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs to take immediate diplomatic action to return to Poland the suspects of the terrorist attack on the railway

Prime Minister @DonaldTusk in the Polish Parliament: The head of the Internal Security Agency and Minister @MSWiA_GOV_PL have requested the introduction of alert level 3, "Charlie." This level will cover specific railway lines. I will issue an appropriate order today.

.@donaldtusk: "A C4 explosive was detonated through a 3,000-meter cable, which exploded as a freight train passed by"

Prime Minister @DonaldTusk in the Polish Sejm: The identified perpetrators are two Ukrainian citizens who have long collaborated with Russian intelligence. Their identities are known, arrived from Belarus left for Belarus after attack

.@donaldtusk "Certain railway lines will be placed under high alert level"

Prime Minister @DonaldTusk in the Sejm of the Republic of Poland: The people who committed the act of sabotage left the territory of Poland through the border crossing in Terespol

"Unfortunately, the worst suspicions have been confirmed. An act of sabotage took place on the Warsaw-Lublin route (village of Mika)," - the Prime Minister said. Donald Tusk said the railway track was destroyed by an explosive device.

Donald Tusk: Unfortunately, the worst suspicions have been confirmed. An act of sabotage occurred on the Warsaw-Lublin route (Mika village). An explosive device detonated and destroyed the railway track. Emergency services and the prosecutor's office are working on the scene. Damage was also found on the same route, closer to Lublin.

“Did you talk to PM Orbán about asylum?” — Poland’s ex-justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, accused of 26 crimes, dodges whether he sought political asylum in Hungary. He’s been in Budapest for over two weeks with a Polish arrest warrant on him, refusing to return home

Polish PM Tusk:Putin has tools that can destroy the European Union as an organization, but also Europe as a cultural phenomenon. These tools are Russia’s fifth columns, present in every country of Europe

The new regulations expand the powers of the Navy and Border Guard in the Baltic Sea. Law and Justice (PiS) MPs protested, but the bill passed.

Poland intercepts Russian Il-20 spy plane over Baltic Sea – the third incident this week. Warsaw jets escorted the plane, which had its transponder off and no flight plan, confirming "increasing activity of russian aviation in the Baltic region" Polish army said

President Zelensky met with Polish PM Donald Tusk at the European Council summit. They discussed joint defense projects, use of the SAFE instrument, and Russian airstrikes on Ukraine’s energy sector

German Defense Minister: We will increase our participation in air patrols and send Eurofighter jets to patrol Polish airspace.

Polish Prime Minister Tusk says Poland refuses to hand over Nord Stream sabotage suspect wanted by Germany under a European arrest warrant

Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces: Please note that on the night of October 4-5, 2025, the Russian Federation will once again launch strikes against targets located in Ukrainian territory. To ensure the security of Polish airspace, the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces has activated all necessary procedures. Polish and allied aircraft are operating intensively in our airspace, and ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems have reached the highest level of readiness.

Commercial flights flying the now usual alternate routing through Poland when the Lublin and Rzeszów TMA/CMA are closed, though the standard NOTAMs have not yet been published

Donald Tusk to Orban: Prime Minister @PM_ViktorOrban, it is Russia who started the war against Ukraine. It is them who decided we're living in the time of war. And in such a time the only question is whose side are you on

Polish Foreign Minister: We advise the Russian President not to wage war on NATO

Ukrainians have begun training Polish soldiers in techniques for combating drones, an RMF FM reporter has learned unofficially. This is the result of an agreement signed by Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz during his recent visit to Kyiv.

Keith Kellogg: Great visit in Warsaw today with National Security Advisor @marcin_przydacz. Under the leadership of @POTUS and President @NawrockiKn, the U.S. - Poland alliance is as strong as ever. Thanks for the in depth discussion this afternoon

Lublin and Rzeszów Airports in Eastern Poland have been closed due to “unplanned military activity related to ensuring state security.”

Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces: Due to the activity of Russian long-range air forces conducting strikes on Ukrainian territory, Polish and allied air forces have begun operating in our airspace. In accordance with applicable procedures, the Operational Commander of the Polish Armed Forces has activated the forces and resources at his disposal. Duty fighter pairs have been scrambled, and ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems have reached the highest level of readiness.

The Polish Embassy in Minsk is calling for Poles to immediately depart Belarus and return to Poland, stating, “In the event of a drastic deterioration in the security situation, border closures, or other unforeseen circumstances, evacuation may prove significantly more difficult or even impossible,” with this direction coming less than a day after Poland announced it would be reopening its border with Belarus following the end of joint military exercises between Belarus and Russia