Russia retaliated against Ukrainian drone and missile strikes on Tuesday with a barrage of bombs targeting energy facilities in Ukraine, prompting NATO to scramble fighter jets near Poland.
NATO has scrambled warplanes in response to a Russian bombardment of Ukraine close to its border with Poland.
The country’s operational command headquarters said in a statement: “Duty fighter pairs have been scrambled, and the ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have reached the highest state of readiness. The steps taken are aimed at ensuring security in the areas bordering the threatened areas.”
A statement from the Russian defence ministry reads: "The actions by the Kyiv regime supported by Western handlers will trigger retaliation." Russia claimed to have shot down eight £2 million Storm Shadow missiles but this could not be verified. Today Russia attacked with Kh-22 missiles, triggering emergency power outages in multiple Ukrainian regions, already hit by crippling electricity shortages due to earlier Putin strikes.
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