On Friday, 23 October, after 4 am, RCB SMS warnings reached residents of counties including bieszczadzki, rzeszowski and przemyski in Podkarpackie, and biłgorajski and hrubieszowski in Lubelskie, plus the cities of Rzeszów, Przemyśl and Zamość.
The Operational Command of the Branches of the Armed Forces said on X that its air defence forces and assets were activated in response to Russian strikes on western Ukraine.
Nasz Dziennik reported that the Podkarpackie alert applied from 6:30, while the Lubelskie alert was later extended to włodawski, łęczyński, świdnicki, chełmski and krasnostawski counties.
RMF24 reported that the alert followed a night of Russian attacks on Ukraine that included Kyiv, with the warnings sent after 4 am on 23 October.
The Rządowe Centrum Bezpieczeństwa (RCB, the Government Security Centre) sent SMS warnings on Friday, 23 October, after 4 am, to residents of selected counties in the Podkarpackie and Lubelskie voivodeships. RMF24 reported that the alert went out during a night of Russian attacks on Ukraine that included Kyiv. The message told recipients that a Russian air attack was under way on Ukrainian territory, that the situation was being monitored and that Polish aviation was operating in Polish airspace.
The Podkarpackie list named the counties of bieszczadzki, brzozowski, dębicki, jarosławski, jasielski, krośnieński, leski, lubaczowski, łańcucki, przemyski, przeworski, ropczycko-sędziszowski, rzeszowski, sanocki and strzyżowski, along with the cities of Krosno, Przemyśl and Rzeszów. Nasz Dziennik reported that the Podkarpackie alert applied from 6:30. In Lubelskie the first warning covered the counties of biłgorajski, hrubieszowski and tomaszowski and the city of Zamość, and Nasz Dziennik reported that the alert was later extended to the counties of włodawski, łęczyński, świdnicki, chełmski and krasnostawski, along with the city of Chełm.
“Russian air attack on the territory of Ukraine. The situation is being monitored. Polish aviation is operating in Polish airspace. Expect further messages.”
The Operational Command of the Branches of the Armed Forces (Dowództwo Operacyjne Rodzajów Sił Zbrojnych, DORSZ) said on X that Russian strikes on targets in western Ukraine, carried out with air attack means, had led to the activation of air defence forces and assets through the Air Operations Centre, Air Component Command. The command described the steps in its statement.
“The actions are preventive in nature and aimed at securing and protecting Polish airspace, especially in areas adjacent to threatened zones.”
The command said the situation was being monitored and that its subordinate forces remained ready to respond. TVP Info reported that the military had scrambled fighter jets, although the command's statement referred to air defence forces and assets rather than to specific aircraft.
TVP Info said the RCB alert is sent in situations that may directly threaten life or health, and that it reaches phones of people in the affected area without any prior subscription or additional app. Super Express reported that alert messages are prepared on the basis of information from ministries, the police, the fire service, the Border Guard, local government offices and other central institutions. TVP Info urged residents not to ignore the warnings and to follow the instructions they contain.
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Residents of selected counties in the Podkarpackie and Lubelskie voivodeships received SMS warnings early on Friday, 23 October, as Polish air defence forces were activated.
AI text based on reports by Super Express, Nasz Dziennik, polsatnews.pl and other publishers. Published .