Poland Deploys Fighter Aircraft as Russian forces Strikes Ukrainian regions near Poland
Russia attacked Ukraine with aerial assaults through the night on Saturday night and into the early hours of Sunday, focusing on the major western city of Lviv.
Ukraine's neighbour Polish authorities activated fighter jets to guarantee the security of their national airspace, the national defense forces stated. Allied Nato aircraft were also deployed.
Regional governor local authorities confirmed two people were killed in attacks in the area, and an additional two injured.
In other developments, Russia again targeted Ukraine's power plants - and one was struck in an nocturnal assault on Zaporizhzhia region, where the city official reported one person died and more than 73,000 people were lacking power.
Military Response
The Russian assaults came days after a US official said the US would endorse Ukrainian forces conducting long-range attacks within Russia's borders.
"Polish and allied aircraft are active in Polish skies, while land-based anti-aircraft systems and surveillance radars have been brought to the highest state of readiness," Poland's operational command announced.
At early morning, all of Ukraine was placed on high alert following Ukrainian Air Force warnings of Russian missile and drone attacks.
Infrastructure Damage
Russian military has intensified its attacks on the country's power grid.
The city's administration local officials reported part of the city - 70 km from the Polish frontier - had lost electricity, adding that the local anti-aircraft units were engaged heavily in countering first a UAV and then a missile strike.
As of 07:30, multiple areas were experiencing outages and public transport was not operational, with authorities stressing that it was "dangerous to venture outdoors".
In Zaporizhzhia, the nocturnal assault left "more than 73,000 consumers... without electricity", according to Ivan Fedorov.
One person was killed, and nine injured, authorities said.
A 16-year-old girl was among those requiring hospital treatment, officials noted, releasing images depicting a partly destroyed apartment building and a burnt-out car from the site of the attack.
Regional Impact
Municipal transit in another western city, would "start running later than usual" on Sunday morning, its mayor said.
The multiple strikes were components of Moscow's offensive against the entire nation overnight.
At around early morning, Ukrainian defense officials said all of the country was under the threat of new missile strikes, following prolonged alert periods and warnings of drone and missile attacks.
Territorial Control
Moscow's troops have taken control of the majority of the Donbas area, including key eastern cities.
Russian authorities presently holds around one-fifth of Ukraine's land, including the Crimea region, which it annexed in 2014.
International Context
In Russia, air defence units eliminated multiple UAVs during the night, news agencies stated on Sunday.
Recently, a American diplomat indicated that the US would back Ukrainian forces conducting long-range operations inside Russian territories.
Meanwhile, a different NATO country - the Baltic nation - had to close its airspace briefly after objects were spotted.
Authorities suspended flights at its main international airport for several hours, before resuming operations at 04:50 on Sunday.
The airport's operator said the flight suspensions and diversions were "because of a potential stream of balloons approaching the aviation facility".
