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Irish Daily Mirror
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- Irish Daily Mirror
NATO scrambles jets as Putin launches devastating nuclear bomber attack
NATO was compelled to dispatch fighter jets through the night after Vladimir Putin unleashed a devastating fresh barrage on Ukraine employing nuclear-capable bombers that menaced the frontiers of four eastern alliance nations. The Russian tyrant commanded a hypersonic missile and drone assault that struck the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk overnight in the most ferocious attack of the 1,243-day conflict, alongside strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv. Polish military chiefs revealed NATO members were put on "the highest level of alert" and scrambled aircraft for the second occasion in three days as the enormous bombardment approached within mere dozens of miles of several alliance nations' boundaries. Defence commanders in Poland declared that Polish and other allied countries launched interceptors after the strikes occurred between 60 to 100 miles from the Hungarian, Polish, Romanian and Slovakian frontiers. They announced in a statement published on social media: "Polish and allied [NATO] air forces have commenced operations, and ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have reached the highest level of alert," reports the Mirror. "Long-range aviation of the Russian Federation once again launched a massive missile strike on Ukrainian territory," declared the statement from Polish armed forces command. "In response to this aggressive activity, and with the security of the Republic of Poland in mind, all procedures aimed at strengthening the protection of Polish airspace were immediately initiated," the statement added. The city of Ivano-Frankivsk has been subjected to the heaviest Russian missile and drone bombardment of the war, executed using strategic, nuclear-capable Tu-95MS bombers. Four individuals were injured in the attack, including a child, an event that local mayor Roman Martsinkiv described as the largest "since the beginning of the full-scale invasion". Three villages in the Ivano-Frankivsk region fell victim to the Russian war machine. A man lost his life and several others were wounded during a terrifying ten-hour missile and drone assault on Kyiv, with civilians bearing the brunt of the devastation. Among those injured was a 15 year old girl. The strikes targeted the Artyom military plant and Zhulyany airport in Kyiv, but also impacted multiple districts - Holosiivskyi, Darnytskyi, Dniprovskyi, Obolonskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Solomianskyi and Shevchenkivskyi - within the capital. The entrance to the Lukianivska metro station, where people sought refuge during the nightmarish night, was damaged. A nursery school in Kyiv was set ablaze following a Russian missile attack, which also resulted in the city being enveloped in thick, harmful smoke. A dozen strikes hit Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, causing explosions to reverberate throughout the city. In the Khmelnytskyi region, 20 houses were damaged by Russian strikes. However, Putin was left embarrassed by the extent of resistance and railway disruption caused by Ukrainian strikes. The most severely affected was Moscow's main international airport, Sheremetyevo, where Defence Ministry TV station Zvezda conceded: "People are standing in long lines." "Many are trying to sleep wherever they can before their flight - some lie down by chairs in the waiting area, others even use decorative 'islands' with grass as temporary sleeping spots." Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here.
Daily Mirror
a day ago
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- Daily Mirror
NATO scrambles fighter jets after Putin launches attack with nuclear bombers
Members of the international alliance were forced to deploy fighters for the second time in three days following the explosive attack on Ukraine carried out with nuclear bombers NATO was forced to scramble warplanes overnight after Vladimir Putin launched a devastating new bombardment on Ukraine using nuclear bombers that threatened the borders of four eastern members. The Russian despot ordered a hypersonic missile and drone onslaught that hit the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk overnight in the strongest attack of the 1,243-day war, as well as Kyiv and Kharkiv. Polish military commanders said NATO members were placed on "the highest level of alert" and deployed fighters for the second time in three days as the massive bombardment came within just a few dozen miles of several alliance members' borders. Military commanders in Poland announced that Polish and other allied nations launched fighters after the strikes came between 60 to 100 miles of the Hungarian, Polish, Romanian and Slovakian borders. They said in a statement posted on social media: 'Polish and allied [NATO] air forces have commenced operations, and ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have reached the highest level of alert. 'Long-range aviation of the Russian Federation once again launched a massive missile strike on Ukrainian territory,' said the statement from Polish armed forces command. In response to this aggressive activity, and with the security of the Republic of Poland in mind, all procedures aimed at strengthening the protection of Polish airspace were immediately initiated.' Russian missile and drone bombardment of the city of Ivano-Frankivsk - the heaviest of the war - was carried out using strategic, nuclear-capable Tu-95MS bombers. Four people were injured, including a child in the attack local mayor Roman Martsinkiv described as the largest "since the beginning of the full-scale invasion". Three villages in the Ivano-Frankivsk region were hit by the Russian war machine. One man was killed and several wounded in a fearsome ten-hour missile and drone onslaught on Kyiv, with the carnage afflicting civilians. A 15-year-old girl was among those hurt. The strikes targeted the Artyom military plant and Zhulyany airport in Kyiv, but also hit multiple districts - Holosiivskyi, Darnytskyi, Dniprovskyi, Obolonskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Solomianskyi and Shevchenkivskyi - in the capital. The entrance to the Lukianivska metro station, where people were sheltering during the night of hell, was damaged. A nursery school was burning in Kyiv after a Russian missile attack which also left the city blanketed in thick noxious fumes. A dozen strikes hit Ukrainian second city Kharkiv, with explosions thundering in the city. In Khmelnytskyi region, 20 houses were damaged by the Russian strikes. But Putin was left humiliated by the scale of fight and rail chaos inflicted by Ukrainian strikes. Worst-hit was Moscow's major international airport Sheremetyevo, where Defence Ministry TV station Zvezda admitted: 'People are standing in long lines. 'Many are trying to sleep wherever they can before their flight — some lie down by chairs in the waiting area, others even use decorative 'islands' with grass as temporary sleeping spots.'
