Air defences put on high alert in Poland following Russian missile strike on Ukraine
Poland's air defence systems were brought to the highest state of readiness on the night of 6-7 March following a large-scale Russian missile strike on Ukraine.
Source: a statement by the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Operational Command reported that the Russian attack on Ukraine had also triggered operations by Polish aircraft.
"In line with current procedures, the Operational Command of the Armed Forces has deployed the necessary forces and assets under its control. Ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have been put on high alert," the statement said.
Later, the command confirmed that operations in Polish airspace had concluded.
Background:
- On the night of 6-7 March, Russian forces conducted a large-scale combined attack on Ukraine.
- First, Russian drones attacked the city of Sumy, hitting both residential and non-residential buildings, as well as the city of Chuhuiv in Kharkiv Oblast, where a drone struck a house and injured two people.
- Later, Russian forces launched a missile strike on a five-storey residential building in Kharkiv, destroying the entrance section and killing and injuring people.
- After that, Russian missiles also struck the city of Novodnistrovsk in Chernivtsi Oblast, causing power outages, and attacked Zaporizhzhia, injuring a baby.
- It was reported that several passenger trains in three Ukrainian oblasts had been forced to change routes and were running with delays following a large-scale Russian attack that has damaged railway infrastructure.
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