Poland scrambled fighter jets to protect its airspace Tuesday as Russia intensified its bombardment of Ukraine with missiles. Last week one Russian missile crossed briefly into Polish territory, according to the Polish military. <\/p>\n
Poland, a NATO member that shares a border with Ukraine, said it activated two pairs of F-16 fighter jets and an allied air tanker early Tuesday morning, after Russia launched its latest deadly missile attack on Ukraine, targeting the capital Kyiv and eastern Kharkiv region. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe would like to inform you that intensive long-range aviation activity of the Russian Federation is being observed, which is related to carrying out strikes on the territory of Ukraine,\u201d Poland\u2019s Operational Command wrote on X. It said it activated a pair of fighter jets stationed at a base in \u0141ask and in Krzesiny \u201cin order to ensure the safety of Polish airspace.\u201d <\/p>\n
The decision comes days after the Polish military said it believed a Russian missile had entered and then left Polish airspace. Russia had stepped up its strikes on Ukraine over the New Year period and <\/strong>on Friday unleashed the biggest missile attack since the start of its full-scale invasion nearly two years ago. <\/p>\n Polish Deputy Foreign Minister W\u0142adys\u0142aw Teofil Bartoszewski summoned Russia\u2019s charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires Andrei Ordash and gave him a note requesting an explanation. But Russia said it \u201cwill not give explanations\u201d until concrete evidence is presented, Russian state media RIA Novosti reported. <\/p>\n Ordash told RIA Novosti that the note \u201ccontained only unfounded accusations,\u201d adding that Poland had \u201crefused to provide evidence that the missile was of Russian origin.\u201d <\/p>\n Russia mounted another heavy missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight into Tuesday, striking residential buildings and civilian infrastructure across the country, after the Kremlin pledged that Ukraine\u2019s attack on the Russian city of Belgorod \u201cwill not go unpunished.\u201d <\/p>\n At least 25 people were killed and 108 others injured in the Ukrainian attack Saturday, Russian authorities said. <\/p>\n Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry said it would avenge the \u201ccrime\u201d and its military has bombarded Ukraine with missiles every day since. <\/p>\n At least four people were killed and 92 injured in the attacks Tuesday morning, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. <\/p>\n \u201cOur air defense soldiers have been doing an incredible job for three days now. Since December 31, the Russian inhumans have already used about 170 \u2018Shaheds\u2019 [drones] and dozens of missiles of various types. The vast majority of them were aimed at civilian objects,\u201d Zelensky wrote on Telegram. <\/p>\n Russia\u2019s overnight strikes had caused seven fires in six districts of Kyiv, Ukraine\u2019s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said Tuesday. More than 130 people were evacuated from a high-rise building in Solomainskyi district, where 20 people were rescued. At least 20 people total were injured in the capital. <\/p>\n In the Kyiv region, two people were killed in a fire at a residential building in the Fastiv district. In the city of Vyshneve at least seven people were injured, and five apartment buildings and 40 cars were damaged. <\/p>\n Peter Zalmayev, Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative, said he woke in Kyiv Tuesday morning to find \u201cthe entire city is in flames.\u201d <\/p>\n He said some energy infrastructure also seemed to have been struck, in what he called a reminder of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s attempt last year to break Ukraine\u2019s power grid and weaponize the winter weather. <\/p>\n \u201cIt may be that the start of 2024 is the start of a renewed campaign to try to knock out our power facilities and our water supplies,\u201d Zalmayev said. <\/p>\n Poland\u2019s border with Ukraine runs for more than 300 miles (500 kilometers) and has been the site of numerous scares since the start of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion, as its war on Ukraine threatens to spill over into neighboring European countries. <\/p>\n In November 2022, a Russian-made missile landed outside the rural Polish village of Przewodow, about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) west of the Ukrainian border. Two Polish citizens were killed by the blast, which marked the first time a NATO member had been directly hit during the conflict. <\/p>\n Both Russian and Ukrainian forces have used Russian-made munitions during the conflict, with Ukraine deploying Russian-made S-300 missiles as part of its air defense system before being supplied with the superior US-made Patriot system. <\/p>\n Despite initial fears that Russia may have struck Poland in 2022, Polish President Andrzej Duda said at the time there was \u201cno indication that this was an intentional attack on Poland.\u201d NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg concurred with the assessment. <\/p>\n Instead, Duda said there was a \u201chigh chance\u201d it was an\u00a0air defense missile from the Ukrainian side\u00a0that had fallen in Poland in \u201can accident\u201d while intercepting incoming Russian missiles. He confirmed the rocket was most likely a Russian-made S-300. <\/p>\n During Friday\u2019s air attack \u2013 the largest on Ukraine since the start of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion \u2013 Poland\u2019s military reported an \u201cunidentified airborne object\u201d entered Polish airspace from Ukrainian territory. <\/p>\n Poland\u2019s most senior military officer General Wies\u0142aw Kuku\u0142a said \u201call indications\u201d suggested the object was a Russian missile. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday that the alliance \u201cremains vigilant\u201d after the incident. <\/p>\n This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n Poland scrambled fighter jets to protect its airspace Tuesday as Russia intensified its bombardment of Ukraine with missiles. Last week one Russian missile crossed briefly into Polish territory, according to the Polish military. 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