Polish and allied aircraft were activated this morning to ensure the security of Polish airspace after Russia launched airstrikes on Ukraine. A statement on this matter was issued by the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces.
In the southeastern part of the country, there may be an increase in the noise level related to the start of operations in our airspace by Polish and allied aircraft – the Command reported on the social network X.
“The southeastern part of Poland borders Ukraine. It is under surveillance tonight intense long-range aviation activity of the Russian Federation, “related to strikes carried out on facilities located on the territory of Ukraine. The last heightened activity of Russian long-range aviation was recorded on August 27,” the statement said.
“All necessary procedures to ensure the security of Polish airspace have been launched and the Operational Command of the Armed Forces is continuously monitoring the situation,” he added.
More than a dozen loud explosions were heard early this morning in Kiev, which was attacked by Russia with cruise and ballistic missiles. Fragments of downed rockets fell in several neighborhoods. There is information about fires.
In the city center, the whistle of rockets flying across the sky could be heard clearly, and the sky was lit up with red glows. Plumes of black smoke could be seen over the Holosiyiv district. Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced that the boiler room was partially destroyed there.
The Russian attack damaged the glass elements of the entrance to the Sviatoshyn metro station. There were fires in the district of the same name four cars. Debris also fell on farm buildings, Klitschko said.
Bomb alert in Kiev announced at 4:40 am (3:30 am Polish time), lasted an hour and 45 minutes.
The head of the office of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, Andriy Yermak, announced that The Russians can expect a response regarding the morning attacks. “There will be an answer to everything. The enemy will feel it,” he wrote on Telegram.
