NATO forced to scramble fighter jets after Russian attack | World | News
As Russia once again rained hell on Ukraine, NATO was forced to mobilize warplanes overnight. The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces warned that Russia’s military activity in Ukraine throughout the night caused the aircraft of the Western alliance to begin operations in Polish airspace.
The following statements were made in the statement shared on
“The Armed Forces’ Operational Command is constantly monitoring the current situation, and sub-forces and assets remain ready for immediate response.”
The operation, first announced around 3 a.m. on February 22, ended around 6 a.m. when the Polish command issued the following message: “Military aviation operations in Polish airspace in connection with Russian Federation attacks against Ukraine have ended. Ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems have returned to standard operational activities.”
In the statement, made at a time when tensions between the West and Russia were high and there were fears that Putin might be planning a new invasion, it was stated that no violations were observed in Polish airspace.
An airspace violation or an incident between NATO and Russian air forces could potentially drag the world into a new conflict.
NATO has had to scramble jets several times since the unlawful invasion ordered by Vladimir Putin nearly four years ago due to fears that the Russian military would violate its airspace by launching an attack on Ukraine.
Throughout the night, explosions using Zircon hypersonic missiles, as well as Kh-22s and Iskanders, shook Kiev and Kropyvnytskyi. Drones have also been released by the Russian military.
Preliminary data suggested that more than 40 Russian missiles were launched supported by swarms of drones.
Burning buildings were seen on Sofievskaya Borshchagovka in the Kiev region, and a house belonging to former Ukrainian parliament speaker Dmytro Razumkov was hit.
In the Sumi region, a total of 4 people died and 1 person was injured.
Two more people were killed in Russia’s attacks on Zaporozhye.
The energy infrastructure was once again hit as temperatures dropped to -12C in the Odessa region.
A 23-year-old Ukrainian police officer was killed and 24 people were injured in Lviv.
