NewsRussia launches extensive missile attack across Ukraine

Russia launches extensive missile attack across Ukraine

The Ukrainian Air Force and monitoring agencies are reporting a "massive missile attack" on Ukraine. Missiles, including Kalibr, Kh-22, and Kh-101, were launched from 7 Tu-22M3 bombers, 6 Tu-95MS bombers, and MiG-31 fighters.

Massive attack on Ukraine. Poland scrambled fighter jets.
Massive attack on Ukraine. Poland scrambled fighter jets.
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Mateusz Czmiel

The first group of missiles launched by Russian bombers entered Ukrainian airspace just after 11 AM Eastern Time. The missiles targeted areas in the Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, and Cherkasy regions, among others.

Next, a second group of missiles was aimed at western Ukraine. The Armed Forces' Operational Command reported that alert fighter pairs were scrambled and that ground air defence and radar systems reached the highest state of readiness.

According to Air Force reports, the missiles were headed for Lviv and the city of Stryi in the Lviv region. Others landed in Ivano-Frankivsk and the city of Kolomyia in the Ivano-Frankivsk region.

"The enemy does not stop terrorising Ukrainians. In connection with the massive attack, the transmission system operator applies preventive restriction measures," wrote Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko on Facebook.

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