Warsaw: Poland on Thursday said it would restrict air traffic in the eastern part of the country, a day after it shot down reported Russian drones over its territory.

Air traffic along Poland's border with Belarus and Ukraine will be closed to civilian flights, with rare exceptions, until December 9, the PAZP air traffic control agency said in a statement.

The measure "is being put in place to assure national security", it said.

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Polish authorities said on Wednesday that the NATO and EU member's airspace was violated 19 times on Wednesday, with at least three drones shot down as Poland and NATO allies scrambled jets.

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