Government Centre for Security
Poland's Government Centre for Security (Rządowe Centrum Bezpieczeństwa, RCB) is a Polish government agency responsible for coordinating the country's response to crises and threats to national security. It operates under the Prime Minister's office and monitors threats, issues alerts to the public, and coordinates the actions of state services during civil, military, and natural emergencies. The centre also runs the SMS-based Alert warning system and serves as a key element of Poland's civil defence infrastructure.
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Poland scrambles jets twice in one day as Russia strikes Ukraine, killing one in Kyiv
Poland's Government Centre for Security said Polish air force aircraft were operating in national airspace in response to Russian strikes on Ukraine, the second such activation in 24 hours. Air alerts were issued for the Lubelskie and Podkarpackie voivodeships before being cancelled, with no Polish airspace violations recorded. Overnight strikes in Kyiv killed one person and damaged residential buildings, a medical facility, a school, a metro station and other sites.
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Poland searches for unknown object near Lublin after suspected airspace violation
Poland's Armed Forces Operational Command said an unknown object may have violated Polish airspace overnight into Sunday, October 18, prompting a search operation south of Lublin. No violation has been confirmed, and authorities have not ruled out a meteorological cause for the recorded radar signal. The episode coincided with a brief Government Centre for Security alert to Lublin-region residents about a Russian attack on Ukraine — later cancelled — and with air-raid alerts in Lithuania and Latvia that triggered NATO jet scrambles and the temporary closure of Kaunas airport.
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Poland scrambles twice in one day as Russian drones hit western Ukraine
On 10 September, Poland's Operational Command raised the readiness of its air forces twice in response to Russian jet-type drone activity over western Ukraine. Polish fighters, ground-based air defence and radar systems were activated, airspace restrictions were introduced in the east, SMS alerts were sent to residents of two border voivodeships, and flights at Lublin and Rzeszów airports were suspended. No violations of Polish airspace were recorded, and the alerts were cancelled once the threat had passed.