Russia launched 57 missiles and drones into Ukraine on Sunday, attacking Kiev and the Lviv region in western Ukraine, officials said, with Poland's armed forces saying one of Russia's cruise missiles briefly breached Polish airspace.
The Ukrainian Air Force destroyed 18 of 29 missiles launched by Russia and 25 of 28 attack drones, the Ukrainian Air Force said on the Telegram messaging app.
Several explosions rocked Kiev on Sunday morning, with Ukraine's air defense forces destroying about a dozen missiles launched by Russia on the capital and its surroundings, Serhiy Popko, head of Kiev's military administration, said on Telegram.
He added that there was only minor damage caused by the attack.
Russia has been attacking Ukraine for days in attacks portrayed by Moscow as revenge for Ukrainian attacks during its recent presidential election.
“For the third dawn of this week, all of Ukraine is under air alert and [a população] was advised to seek shelter,” US Ambassador Bridget Brink posted on X on Sunday morning.
“Russia continues to launch drones and missiles indiscriminately, without regard for millions of civilians, violating international law.”
The Russian Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Polish airspace
One of Russia's cruise missiles launched in the Lviv region of western Ukraine violated Polish airspace, Poland's armed forces said.
“The object entered Polish space near the city of Oserdow (Lublin province) and remained there for 39 seconds,” the military said on social media platform X. “During the entire flight, it was observed by military radar systems. ”
The military 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 there had been no attacks on the city, but around 20 missiles and seven attack drones had been launched against the wider Lviv region, targeting “critical infrastructure”.
(With information from By Pavel Polityuk, Gleb Garanich and Valentyn Ogirenko of Reuters)
Source: CNN Brasil
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