The Forces Operations Command reported Poland Armed on X-Platform: “Because of the massive attack you launched Russian Federation Using cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and drones on specific targets in western Ukraine, among others, Polish aircraft and aircraft from allied countries began operating in our airspace.” Poland is a member of NATO.
It added that it “activated all its available forces and resources, and ground-based air defense and radar systems reached the highest levels of alert.”
Witnesses from Reuters said that explosions occurred in the city of Zaporizhya in southeastern Ukraine and the port of Odessa overlooking the Black Sea. The Ukrainian Air Force issued warnings of air strikes for the entire country, but the scope of the attack is not yet clear.
The Air Force urged residents to take shelter and said that a number of missiles, including various types of Cruise missilesflying in Ukrainian airspace.
Ukrainian officials said they were cut off Electric current In several areas, including Kyiv, as a precautionary measure.
The missile attack came after a nighttime drone strike on the Ukrainian capital.
City officials said on the Telegram app that the roof of an apartment building caught fire from falling debris, and at least one person was injured.
Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said: “Emergency services were sent to the site.”
Ukraine has been subject to warnings of strikes and bombing for weeks, fearing a major Russian missile attack as winter approaches.
Previous attacks targeted the electricity grid, causing widespread service outages.
