Nato scrambled its warplanes overnight after Ukraine was battered by the heaviest strikes of the war with Russia up to now.
Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory was hit by 741 hypersonic missiles and kamikaze drones on Tuesday night – essentially the most in a single night because the conflict began in 2023.
Lutsk and Ternopil within the west of Ukraine were a number of the heaviest-hit targets, sparking an emergency response from Nato forces in neighbouring Poland.
An announcement from Warsaw’s armed forces command said: ‘In reference to the attack by the Russian Federation’s air forces carrying out strikes on objects situated within the territory of Ukraine, Polish and allied aviation has begun operating in Polish airspace.’
Plus, warehouses within the Kyiv region were hit by Russian drones and missiles, setting fire to the buildings.
It comes just hours after US president Donald Trump slammed Vladimir Putin’s ‘bulls***’ as peace talks have did not progress.
Trump has also u-turned and pledged to resume sending weapons to Ukraine after the country was ‘hit very hard’ by the Kremlin’s missile and drone strikes in recent days.
Kyiv said that the overwhelming majority of incoming strikes were destroyed by their air defences, with 303 destroyed and 415 misfired and lost because of electronic warfare.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence said: ‘The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Defence Forces of Ukraine.’
Lutsk suffered its worst attacks of the war, including using Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.
Ihor Polishchuk, town’s mayor, said: ‘Today was essentially the most mass enemy attack with using UAVs and missiles on our city and community.
‘Fortunately, at this minute there isn’t a information in regards to the dead consequently of the enemy attack.
‘Let’s give due to God! Our honour, respect and gratitude to the Air Defence Forces.’
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