Polish and Ukrainian media report that a Russian-made drone crashed roughly two kilometres from the Dorohusk-Jagodzin crossing on 28 September, triggering three separate security alerts. Border-guard staff and travellers were evacuated, and clearance operations were suspended for several hours. The Operational Command scrambled F-16 fighters and temporarily closed civilian airspace over eastern Poland; Lublin and Rzeszów airports halted operations to give military aircraft priority. While Polish airspace was ultimately deemed not to have been violated, the incident underlines the spill-over risks from the ongoing war in neighbouring Ukraine. For logistics managers the stoppage adds to existing congestion: Dorohusk is one of only seven freight corridors open since road traffic was rerouted away from Belarus last year. Companies moving just-in-time components or humanitarian supplies should build contingency buffers and explore alternative crossings such as Hrebenne or Korczowa, which retained limited capacity during the shutdown. Employers with posted workers in the Lublin Voivodeship are advised to review shelter-in-place protocols and ensure staff are registered for RCB (Government Security Centre) SMS alerts, which were used repeatedly during the emergency. Insurers may also seek updated risk assessments before underwriting cross-border assignments.
Source: Polskie Radio / Wirtualna Polska
