In response to recent Russian air strikes targeting western Ukraine near the Polish border, Poland has activated its fighter jets and allied aircraft to secure its airspace. The Polish Armed Forces' Operational Command reported that all available forces and means were mobilized, including ground-based air defenses and radar systems placed on the highest state of readiness. The air scrambles occurred during Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities Lutsk and Zhytomyr. Meanwhile, Lithuania activated NATO's air policing protocol after detecting an unidentified object, later identified as a homemade drone, entering its airspace briefly from Belarus. The incident triggered a security alert, with fighter jets placed on alert and top Lithuanian leaders taken to shelters. The object fell quickly and was deemed not a threat by Lithuanian authorities, who secured the site.