London – NATO Polish and allies were scrambled in response to a great attack by Russian drone and missiles launched in Ukraine on Sunday evening, the Operational Command of the Polish army in a statement said.
“Polish and allies aircraft have been scrambled and air defense and soil -based radar recognition systems have reached the highest preparation state of preparation,” command in a statement published on X in the early hours of Monday morning, while hundreds of drones and missiles were targeting sites across Ukraine.
The alert lasted approximately three hours, after which command displayed another declaration saying that “the forces and resources deployed returned to standard operational activities”.
NATO air command and Swedish fighters JAS 39 GRIPEN stationed in Poland took part in the response, the Polish operational command said.
An official of the Ministry of Defense of Lithuania confirmed to ABC News that a drone had also crossed Lithuania of Belarusian airspace. Russian forces regularly transport drones through Belarusian airspace to attack Ukrainian northern targets. A search for the drone was still underway on Monday morning, said the manager.
Russia launched 324 drones and seven missiles in Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian Air Force said in a statement published on Telegram.
Among these, 309 drones and two missiles have been slaughtered or deleted, he said, with 15 strike drones and two missiles with an impact on three sites.
At least eight people were injured in kyiv after a Russian drone struck a residential highrise, said the city’s military administration chief in a telegram.
Andriy Yermak, head of the office of the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, wrote on Telegram that the most recent dam was proof of the lack of ceasefire by Russian president Vladimir Putin towards a proposed ceasefire,
“This is how Putin reacts to calls to end the war and sit at the negotiating table,” he wrote. “Russian air attacks are still underway, with civil infrastructure, houses and people, including in kyiv, already affected.”
“There is no alternative to sanctions, strengthening the long-term capacities of Ukraine and the difficult actions against the Putin and Putin circle itself,” wrote Yermak. “He only wants the war and defeat of Ukraine. And there will be no defeat.”
Referring to the scrambling of NATO planes and the drone crossing Lithuania, Yermak added: “The Russians and their satellites test the reaction of NATO. The drones entering the airspace of the Baltic countries are signals that cannot be ignored.”
Zelenskyy also posted for telegram by noting that kyiv “constantly strengthens the Ukrainian air shield and that it is very important to maintain the full understanding of the partners on how they can help. Steps, we are filling the gap in the financing of drone production and this week, I will have new discussions with partners concerning this task.”
“Catering and rescue work is currently underway wherever it is necessary,” added the president of the effects of the drone and missiles overnight. “This particularly concerns the supply of electricity. A necessary aid is given to the injured.”
The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces had shot down seven Ukrainian drones overnight.
