Ukrainian troops continue to investigate the area where rocket fragments fell in a park in Kiev, Ukraine, on March 24, 2024.
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Russia launched 57 missiles and drones into Ukraine on Sunday, officials said, including targeting Kiev and the western Ukrainian region of Lviv, and Poland’s armed forces said a Russian cruise missile briefly violated Polish airspace.
The Ukrainian Air Force said on the Telegram messaging app that it destroyed 18 of 29 Russian-launched missiles and 25 of 28 attack drones.
Several explosions occurred in Kiev early Sunday and Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed about a dozen bombs over the capital and its surrounding areas, the head of the Kiev Military Administration, Serhiy Popko, said in a telegram. missile launched by Russia.
He added that the attack caused only minor damage.
Russia has launched attacks on Ukraine for days in what Moscow says are retaliation for attacks during Ukraine’s recent presidential election.
“On the third predawn morning this week, air alerts are on across Ukraine and have been advised to seek asylum,” U.S. Ambassador Bridget Brinker posted on X early Sunday.
“Russia continues to launch drones and missiles indiscriminately, ignoring millions of civilians and violating international law.”
The Russian Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Polish airspace
Poland’s armed forces said a Russian cruise missile fired into the Lviv region of western Ukraine violated Polish airspace.
The Armed Forces said on social media platform
The armed forces said earlier that Polish and allied aircraft were activated during the attack to ensure the security of Polish airspace.
Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said on Telegram that the city had not been attacked, but that some 20 missiles and seven attack drones had been fired into the wider Lviv area. The target is “critical infrastructure.”
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