"Polish and allied aircraft were deployed early on Saturday to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after Russia launched airstrikes targeting western Ukraine near the border with Poland, armed forces of the Nato-member country said. Polish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace, while ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have been brought to the highest state of readiness, the operational command said in a post on X."
"At 03.40 British time, nearly all of Ukraine was under air raid alerts after Ukrainian air force warnings of Russian missile and drone attacks. Shortly after 05.00 British time, Polish and allied air forces ended the operation as airstrikes by the Russian Federation against Ukraine were ceased, the Polish command said, adding that the actions were preventative and aimed at securing airspace in areas adjacent to the threatened area."
"The move comes after Russia fired 40 missiles and about 580 drones at Ukraine in a massive attack that killed three and wounded dozens, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday. Every such strike is not a military necessity but a deliberate strategy by Russia to terrorise civilians and destroy our infrastructure, Zelenskyy said on social media, urging Kyiv's allies to provide more air defence systems and hit Moscow with extra sanctions."
Polish and allied aircraft were deployed early on Saturday to secure Polish airspace after Russia launched airstrikes targeting western Ukraine near the border with Poland. Ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems were brought to the highest state of readiness. At 03.40 British time nearly all of Ukraine was under air raid alerts following warnings of Russian missile and drone attacks. Shortly after 05.00 British time Polish and allied air forces ended the operation as airstrikes ceased. Russia fired 40 missiles and about 580 drones in the attack, killing three and wounding dozens. Officials reported strikes on Dnipro, Mykolaiv and other settlements, with calls for more air defences and sanctions.
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