Poland Scrambles Fighter Jets as Russia Launches Massive Drone and Missile Attack on Ukraine

Poland scrambles aircraft as Russia fires hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine.

According to Rokna, citing The Guardian, polish and allied aircraft were deployed early on Saturday to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after Russia launched airstrikes targeting western Ukraine near the border with Poland, armed forces of the Nato-member country said.

“Polish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace, while ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have been brought to the highest state of readiness,” the operational command said in a post on X.

At 03.40 British time, nearly all of Ukraine was under air raid alerts after Ukrainian air force warnings of Russian missile and drone attacks.

Shortly after 05.00 British time, Polish and allied air forces ended the operation as airstrikes by the Russian Federation against Ukraine were ceased, the Polish command said, adding that the actions were “preventative and aimed at securing airspace in areas adjacent to the threatened area”.

The move comes after Russia fired 40 missiles and about 580 drones at Ukraine in a “massive attack” that killed three and wounded dozens, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday.at 

“Every such strike is not a military necessity but a deliberate strategy by Russia to terrorise civilians and destroy our infrastructure,” Zelenskyy said on social media, urging Kyiv’s allies to provide more air defence systems and hit Moscow with extra sanctions.

“The enemy is attacking with strike drones and missiles. Peaceful settlements of the region are under attack,” Mykola Kalashnyk, the head of the Kyiv regional military administration, said.

The mayor of Mykolaiv said that Russia had also hit the southern Ukrainian city with drones and missiles but that there were “no casualties”.