Kyiv was plunged into darkness and the water supply was cut(Image: social media; east2west news)
A NATO member state scrambled fighter jets early today as Russia subjected Kyiv to one of the most intense attacks of the entire war.
At least three were killed and 15 wounded as Vladimir Putin’s forces plunged the Ukranian capital into darkness and cut water supplies. The evil dictator’s forces did this through massive missile and drone strikes on key electricity infrastructure and residential buildings. Russia’s use of Tu-95MS strategic bomber aircraft led to warplanes from Poland patrolling regions close to the Ukrainian border amid the brutal night of bombing and death in the latest tragedy of the illegal invasion.
A statement from Warsaw’s operational headquarters said: “In connection with the attack by the Russian Federation, which is carrying out strikes on facilities located on the territory of Ukraine, military aviation is operating in Polish airspace.
“The Operational Commander of the Polish Armed Forces has activated the necessary forces and resources at his disposal. Fighter jets have been scrambled, and ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have reached readiness.
Poland scrambled fighter jets near the border amid the attack(Image: social media; east2west news)
“These actions are preventive in nature and are aimed at securing and protecting the airspace, especially in the areas adjacent to the threatened regions.”
The carnage in Kyiv left the city’s entire west bank without power, and disrupted water supplies. Women and children were among the wounded as Russia – yet again – hit multiple residential buildings evidently in a calculated bid to terrorise Ukrainians so they weaken their resolve and surrender to Putin’s demands. Bodies were pulled from the rubble of the appalling strikes and a postal warehouse was also ablaze.
Fire at the major Russian drone battery production plant in Alabuga (Image: social media; east2west news)
The ruthless Russian attacks on Kyiv today came hours after Ukraine used drones to explode two of Putin’s shadow oil fleet tankers in the open Black Sea, engulfing both in flames. A giant fire also engulfed a major Russian drone battery production plant at Alabuga, in Russia’s Tatarstan region.
Top Ukrainian officials are flying to Miami to speak to Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff, and the president’s son in law Jared Kushner, before they fly for a peace plan meeting with Vladmir Putin in the Kremlin early next week.
A residential quarter in Kyiv following the drone strike (Image: Getty Images)
Volodymyr Zelensky’s emissaries do not include the former head of his office Andrily Yermak, who was forced to quit over a gathering corruption scandal linked to kickbacks over atomic energy.
The ex-official issued a bitter statement loaded with recriminations as he vowed to go to the frontline – signalling deep tension at the top of Ukraine amid pressure to agree an unfriendly peace deal ceding territory to Putin, or face major losses as the war continues.
Yermak, speaking to The New York Post, said: “I’m going to the front and am prepared for any reprisals.” He claimed he was “an honest and decent person” who had been “desecrated”. He added: “My dignity hasn’t been protected, despite having been in Kyiv since February 24, 2022.”
(Mirror)