"Polish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace, while ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems have been brought to the highest state of readiness,"
"The enemy's target was our infrastructure, residential areas, and civilian enterprises. In Dnipro, a direct hit of a rocket with cluster munitions on a high-rise building was recorded,"
"For a reliable shield we must act together,"
"Fourteen are in the hospital, the rest will recover at home. A 55-year-old man is in serious condition. He has burns on 70 percent of his body. Doctors are fighting for his life,"
Polish and other NATO jets scrambled on September 20 after Russia launched a massive overnight drone and missile attack on Ukraine. The operation lasted around 90 minutes and underscored heightened NATO alert following recent Russian incursions into Estonian airspace and cross-border drone activity in Poland and Romania. Ukraine reported 579 drones, 32 cruise missiles, and 8 ballistic missiles used in the strikes. Air defenses intercepted some incoming weapons, but President Zelenskyy reported three dead, dozens injured, and a direct hit with cluster munitions on a high-rise in Dnipro. Regional officials reported 26 victims in Dnipro, including a man with burns over 70 percent of his body. NATO has deployed additional hardware under Eastern Sentry but has resisted establishing an air umbrella over Ukraine.
Read at RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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