You could for example save an error flag to a transient in save_post, if a required field is empty, and the display the admin notice based on the transient. This concept is demonstrated in in this old answer.
Another option is to add a simple script to the editing view which would alert the user that the said field is empty. Or just add required html attribute to the input field.
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