War in Ukraine. A massive Russian attack in Ukraine on Friday forced Poland to raise its fighter jets

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08:13 | A massive Russian attack in Ukraine on Friday forced Poland to raise its fighter jets

On Friday night, explosions occurred in the Dnipro, Khmelnytskyi and Ivano-Frankivsk regions of Ukraine during a large-scale rocket attack, according to the Ukrainian publications “Suspilne” and “Ukrinform”.

On Friday night, the Russian military attacked Ukraine with drones and cruise missiles in several directions.

In turn, on Friday night, the operational command of the Polish Armed Forces summoned its and allied aircraft due to the Russian missile attack on the territory of Ukraine. This was reported by the Polish army on the X social network.

The Polish military has warned its citizens that Polish and allied aircraft are flying in Polish airspace, which could cause noise in the southeastern part of the country.

“Tonight there is an intensive activity of long-range aviation of the Russian Federation, related to missile strikes on targets located on the territory of Ukraine. All necessary procedures have been initiated to ensure the safety of Polish airspace,” the Polish military said.

07:33 | The Netherlands is sending Patriot air defense systems to Lithuania: “We must be ready”

The Netherlands has decided to deploy Patriot air defense systems in Lithuania for several weeks this summer. This decision was made after the Russian missile that attacked Ukraine violated Polish airspace.

07:00 | Russian missiles severely damaged two thermal power plants in Ukraine

Less than a week ago, Russian missile attacks severely damaged two thermal power plants in western Ukraine. “The power plant units are destroyed in different ways: from completely to more than 50 percent,” said Dmytro Sakharuk, head of the energy company DTEK, as quoted by Ukrainian media on Thursday. This is the Burštyn power plant in the Ivano-Frankivsk region and Ladyšinov in Vinycia. Their total electricity production capacity reached 4,200 megawatts.

The repair of the power plants will last several months and will hardly be possible without international assistance. “Perhaps one or two units will be able to start operating earlier, but in total it will take 6, 12, 24 or more months,” noted D. Sacharuk. The basic equipment alone will cost more than 185 million. euros.