Polish airports in Rzeszow and Lublin suspended operations Tuesday morning to allow military aviation activities, with traffic later restored.
Polish Air Navigation Agency Announcement
Before 7:00 AM on Tuesday (January 20), the Polish Air Navigation Agency published a statement: “Due to the need to ensure the freedom of military aviation operations, airports in Rzeszow and Lublin have suspended flight operations.” An update posted before 8:00 AM indicated that traffic at both airports had been restored.
Ministry of National Defense: No Threat
Deputy Minister of National Defense Cezary Tomczyk assured: “There was and is no threat to Polish airspace.” He informed that German Eurofighter jets are still in the air. Analysis of flight data from FlightRadar24 shows increased NATO activity near the eastern border, mainly over Lubelskie Voivodeship, related to a missile attack on Ukraine aimed at strengthening the security of the country.
Explosions in Ukrainian Cities
Russia attacked Ukraine from the air overnight. Explosions were heard in Kyiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, and Vinnytsia. Russians used attack drones and missiles targeting energy infrastructure objects. In the Ukrainian capital, a series of loud explosions were heard at night, with at least one person injured. Immediately after the attacks, many districts of Kyiv experienced power outages, and metro service was limited in the morning.
Energy Crisis in Ukraine
Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that heating was lacking in over 5,500 residential buildings, adding that heating had been restored in 80% of these buildings following a previous attack on January 9. According to BBC Ukraine, Russians mainly targeted thermal power plants in Kyiv, its surroundings, and Dnipro, as well as hydroelectric power plants and other important infrastructure objects in the central part of the country.
