NATO planes scrambled over Poland today as Russia blasted Ukraine in its latest round of long range missile strikes. The strikes were from strategic Tu-95MS aircraft which flew from a base in the Arctic.
Putin’s forces hit Lviv, the largest city in western Ukraine close to the Polish border, damaging two schools, a kindergarten, and 18 residential buildings, said reports.
Some 400 windows were smashed. A total of one dead and nine wounded resulted from the latest attacks.
A video shows how a massive crater was formed by a mis-striking Putin missile hitting the village of Buda-Babenetskaya in Kyiv region. Seven private buildings were also hit in the Russian strikes.
“Polish and allied aircraft have been activated, which may result in increased noise levels, especially in the south-eastern part of the country,” said Warsaw’s operational command as the morning onslaught was underway.
“Intensive long-range aviation activity of the Russian Federation is being observed, related to missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine.
“All necessary procedures to ensure the safety of Polish airspace have been launched.”
The mayor of Lviv Andrii Sadovyi said: “There have been hits in the city.
“According to preliminary information, explosive waves shattered windows in several buildings on Naukova Street in Lvivi.”
Russian strikes hit the Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava and Zaporozhia regions. A warehouse was destroyed in Poltava region and civilian objects were damaged in the Khmelnitsky region.
Residential buildings were smashed in Chuhuiv, Kharkiv, where a 67-year-old woman was killed.
Initial reports said Ukraine had downed half of the 26 missiles aimed at the country.
Five Iskander missiles were among those that penetrated Ukrainian air defences avoid fears the country is running low on munitions to repel Russian attacks.
