Poland scrambled fighter jets in response to a Russian attack on Ukraine. According to the Operational Command, duty fighter aircraft and helicopters are operating in the air, while ground-based air defence and radar detection systems have been placed on heightened alert.
Earlier, Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence Directorate warned that Russia had launched a large-scale combined attack on Ukraine during the day. A large number of drones and missiles, including ballistic missiles, are being used. The attack may be prolonged in nature.
According to Ukrainian media reports, explosions have already been recorded in the western part of the country, except for the Zakarpattia, Ternopil and Lviv regions. In Khmelnytskyi Region, people were injured as a result of the attack and hospitalised.
