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Polish and allied aircraft were scrambled early Sunday – the second time in a week – in what the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command called a precautionary measure after Russia’s airstrikes on Ukraine, near the Polish border.

"Polish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace, while ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems have been brought to the highest state of readiness," the command said on X.

As US and EU attempts to end the bloodshed in Ukraine stall, Russia appears to have escalated its attacks on Ukraine. Eight people were injured in an overnight assault, Ukrainian officials said.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk condemned the assault on Kyiv, calling it "a sign that further hesitation and attempts to appease (Russian President) Vladimir Putin are futile." He called on the "US and European nations to compel Russia to agree to an immediate ceasefire."

Tusk promised last week to crack down on drones entering Polish territory. The wreckage of a drone was found Saturday in Lublin, eastern Poland, after it crashed several hundred meters from the village of Majdan-Sielec.

The drone will be handed over to forensic experts for examination next week, Polish Radio reported. "The on-site inspection confirmed that the drone was not equipped with a combat warhead," said Rafal Kawalec, spokesperson for the Zamosc Prosecutor's Office.