Poland scrambles aircraft as Russia attacks Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles – as it happened

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At least 10 flights were cancelled out of Brussels airport and another 17 delayed by over an hour after the system was hit by a cyber-attack" overnight on Friday, the airport said.

EasyJet, among Europe's biggest airlines, said it was currently operating as normal and did not expect the problem to impact its flights for the rest of the day, Reuters reports.

Information on the situation is being continuously gathered, and Polish authorities are in contact with authorities in other countries.