“We would like to inform you that tonight the active long-range aviation of the Russian Federation is being observed in connection with missile attacks of Tu-95, Tu-22 and MIG-31 aircraft against objects located on the territory of Ukraine.” The army said in a statement.
“All necessary procedures have been initiated to ensure the safety of Polish airspace, and the operational command of the armed forces continues to monitor the situation,” we read.
The Polish military also warned that “Polish and allied aircraft have been activated, resulting in increased noise in the southeastern part of the country.”
Russian airstrikes on Ukraine
On Friday morning, anti-aircraft alarms sounded across Ukraine, including the regions of Volyn and Lviv on the border with Poland, and the nearby Ternopil region.
The governor of the Lviv region said the Russians had opened fire with others. Strike, energy infrastructure damaged. A drone strike caused a fire there.
On Friday morning, the Russian army attacked, among others. Kharkov. According to initial reports, no civilians were hurt in the rocket attack, but power supply was disrupted.
The mayor of Kryvyi Rih, in the Dnipropetrovsk region of eastern Ukraine, Oleksandr VikuĊ, spoke about the overnight Russian missile attack without giving details. The Russians fired eight rockets at the city of Zaporizhia in southern Ukraine.
Russia may be preparing for war with NATO
Russia may be preparing for a conventional war with NATO sooner than expected. This is according to a recent report by the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Economic and military indicators suggest Russia is planning a larger-scale conflict beyond the current war in Ukraine.
ISW notes that Vladimir Putin is focused on increasing Russia's economic and military capabilities. After the last presidential election, Putin met with leaders of party factions in the Russian State Duma to focus on the country's economic affairs.
Putin stressed the need to create a “new elite” that would “mature at the forefront.” ISW suggests that Putin is seeking to stabilize Russia's long-term fiscal situation by increasing government spending.
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