Poland takes its security measures to the highest level following a barrage of Russian missiles targeting Ukraine. The incident highlights the ongoing conflict and the escalating tensions in the region.
On Saturday morning, Poland placed its fighter jets on alert and activated its ground-based air defense system to its highest level of readiness following a Russian attack on Ukraine. This was announced by Poland 's military. Newsweek contacted the Russian government for comment via an online form on Saturday. The significance of this event lies in the nearly three-year duration of Russian President Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Poland, a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), has emerged as a crucial ally to Kyiv during this ongoing war, providing nearly $3.35 billion in military aid as of November 2024. Ukraine is situated west of Poland and east of Russia.Overnight, Russia launched a barrage of missiles, attack drones, and aerial bombs against Ukraine. Three fatalities and ten injuries, including children, were reported in Poltava, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Saturday morning. Ukraine's Interior Ministry stated that the death toll reached at least seven with 14 additional injuries, as reported by the Associated Press later on Saturday morning. The regions of Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, and Kyiv were also targeted, resulting in one death and six more people wounded, as per Zelensky's account. The Associated Press, citing Ukrainian officials, reported one fatality in Kharkiv and seven injuries in Odesa.Poland's Operational Command of the Armed Forces issued a statement on X on Saturday, stating, 'Attention, due to the attack by the Russian Federation, which carried out strikes on objects located, among others, in western Ukraine, Polish and allied aviation has begun operating in our airspace.' Officials confirmed the deployment of fighter jets and the activation of ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems to their highest readiness levels. 'The steps taken are aimed at ensuring safety in areas bordering the threatened areas,' the X post explained.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X on Saturday, 'Every such act of terror proves that we need greater support in defending against Russian terror. Every air defense system, every interceptor missile, means a life saved. It is crucial that our partners take action, fulfill our agreements, and increase pressure on Russia.' Poland's Operational Command wrote on X on Saturday, 'The Operational Command of the Armed Forces is monitoring the current situation, and its subordinate forces and resources remain in full readiness for immediate response.'February 24th will mark the third anniversary of the commencement of the Russia-Ukraine war. President Donald Trump had pledged to end the war within a day of assuming office. It has been 12 days since Trump's inauguration, and no accord between the two Eastern European nations has been reached. On Friday, Trump asserted that his administration had engaged in 'very serious' discussions with Russia regarding the war and that he and Putin could take 'significant' actions toward its resolution. 'We want to end that war,' Trump told reporters on Friday. 'That war would have not started if I was president.' Trump met with Zelensky in September 2024.
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