NATO was forced to scramble fighters as Russia launched a massive missile and kamikaze drone attack on Ukraine.
At least 11 people were killed and 46 others injured after houses were blitzed in the overnight strikes on Kyiv.
Cars and private garages of residents burn after Russian missile and drone strike Credit: Reuters
Russian attack kills at least eight and wounds more than 30 in Kyiv, as Poland scrambles fighter jets amid a missile threat to its airspace Credit: East2West
Russia launched 68 missiles and 351 drones at Ukraine, Ukraine’s air force said on Monday.
Air defence units shot down or neutralised 37 missiles and 326 drones, it added.
A suspected air defence missile warehouse in Holosiivskyi district exploded due to a Russian strike, leading to massive secondary blasts.
Hours earlier Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said intelligence indicated a huge strike ordered by Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin was imminent.
“Russia wants to bring more evil and kill people. Please stay safe and heed any air raid alerts,” he warned Ukrainians.
The savage strikes came on the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara, which Western leaders including Donald Trump and outgoing UK premier Sir Keir Starmer will attend.
A statement from Alliance state Poland’s armed forces operational command said: “Due to the activity of the long-range aviation of the Russian Federation, which strikes the territory of Ukraine, military aviation has begun operations in Polish airspace.”
The NATO military response was “preventive” over Poland, which borders Ukraine.
“Fighters started the operation, and ground air defence systems and radio-location recognition have reached alert.”
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