By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
The Lublin, Poland airport has closed for the second time in the last three weeks (and at least the third time in 11 weeks) as the country and its NATO allies scramble fighter jets to respond to increasing Russian aggression. The airport closure comes just days after a critical rail line linking Lublin in the East to the largest city and capital Warsaw was struck by an explosion that the government is calling a sabotage attack.
Lublin is scheduled to host the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Lublin, Poland from December 2-7.
The airports in both Lublin and Rzeszow in Eastern Poland, near the Ukrainian border, were closed as Poland and their allies scrambled fighter jets in response to Russian airstrikes in western Ukraine. Russia has concentrated most of its military operations in Ukraine in the eastern part of the country, but overnight on Tuesday a Russian missile hit a high rise apartment building in Ternopil. The attack killed at least 25, including 3 children, and wounded an additional 73, Ukrainian officials said.
Ukraine says they shot down 442 or 476 Russian drones and 41 of 48 missiles.
Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk were also hit in the attack. Lviv is only 117 miles (188 km) from Lublin.
The Lublin airport reopened on Wednesday after military operations in the area stopped.
The Lublin airport and the train from Warsaw were the two cited modes listed by European Aquatics for athletes, coaches, and other staff members to get to the championship.
European Aquatics has barred Russia from competition since their February 2022 invasion of Ukraine until recently, when a new World Aquatics ruling that their ‘neutral athletes’ program extend to continental competitions changed the EA policy.
Poland so far has reportedly denied visas to Russian athletes, but the head of Russian Aquatics says that World Aquatics is calling on the country to admit Russian athletes who comply with the ‘neutral athletes’ policies.
That began as a complete ban from most World Aquatics meets to a more recent softening of stance that allows athletes not involved in the war effort to compete under a neutral moniker.
Russian and Belarusian athletes have not, until now, been invited back to European competitions in aquatic sports, with Europe taking a tense posture given the proximity of Russia’s war in Ukraine and rising geopolitical tension by Russian drones into the airspace of other European nations.
SwimSwam has reached out to European Aquatics about contingency plans for the European Championships but did not immediately hear back.
Read the full story on SwimSwam: Lublin, Poland Airport Closed Wednesday After Russian Airstrikes in Western Ukraine
Hence then, the article about lublin poland airport closed wednesday after russian airstrikes in western ukraine was published today ( ) and is available on swimswam ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Lublin, Poland Airport Closed Wednesday After Russian Airstrikes in Western Ukraine )
Also on site :
- Dan Campbell promises to look inward as Lions get eliminated from postseason contention: ‘We need to improve’
- BCCI to announce India squad for New Zealand ODIs in early January, focus on Shreyas Iyer & Shubman Gill
- BGMI 4.2 Update Release Date, Weapon Balances, and More