NATO hunters were confused at night when Russia launched a massive drone and rocket attack on Ukraine. Local authorities said that at least eight people – including two children – were killed and that 45 were injured in Kiev, with the death toll that would be expected to rise.
Warsaw confirmed that the Polish and Allied fighter jets were implemented early on Thursday on Thursday on Thursday, with ground -based air defenses and radar systems that were also placed on maximum readiness. The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zensky said that Russia “chooses ballistics instead of the negotiating table”. “We expect a response from everyone in the world who has called on peace, but now that it is more often quiet instead of taking in principle,” he said in a post on X.
The head of the city council of Kyiv said that Russia decoy -drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles launched and hit at least 20 locations in seven districts.
Almost 100 buildings were damaged, including a shopping center in the middle of the city, and thousands of windows were crushed, Tymur Tkachenko said.
A five -storey residential building in the Darnytskyi district was immediately hit, while a strike in Central Kiev left a big road with shattered glass.
“Everything has been destroyed,” said Mr. Tkachenko.
Minister of the Interior Ihor Klymenko said that there were two children among the dead, with reference to provisional information.
The figures are expected to rise and rescue teams have tried to attract people who are trapped under debris.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko of Kyiv said there had been a “massive attack” in the capital.
Photos showed that smoke came up over the city, with the night sky lit after explosions of the strikes.
The attack on Thursday is the first large combined Russian massive drone and rocket attack to hit Kiev, because US President Donald Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this month in Alaska to make the three -year war in Ukraine.
The operational command of the Polish forces said that the Swedish grip -ray hunters in the country were stationed as part of a NATO -Politie mission, past the Polish planes of the Polish.
The activities of the plane ended around 5.30 am BST.
There was “no violation” of Polish airspace, the operational command said.
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