Putin unleashes ‘one of biggest air attacks’ on Ukraine with 120 missiles & 90 drones as Poland scrambles fighter jets
VLADIMIR Putin has unleashed a terrifying drone and missile barrage on “sleeping civilians” in Ukraine causing Polish jets to scramble.
The deadly overnight attack has been labelled as “one of the largest” of the war so far as Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian”terrorists” used 120 missiles and 90 drones in the air strikes.
The Ukrainian president labelled Putin’s assault as a massive combined strike on “all regions” of the war-torn country.
It appeared to have targeted energy infrastructure.
Cruise, ballistic and aeroballistic missiles were all reportedly launched by the Russian despot.
The drones used also included Iranian-made Shaheds.
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Zelensky said his brave troops managed to destroy over 140 of the Russian weapons.
Tragically two women lost their lives with another six injured in the region of Mykolaiv, the president added.
The hit on the southern Ukrainian city targeted a multi-storey building, car parks and a shopping centre, Ukraine’s state emergency service said.
Several other cities were also badly hit in the attacks early on Sunday morning.
Harrowing images from a metro station in the capital of Kyiv shows scared civilians forced to stay underground as air sirens sounded across the city.
People were seen sleeping on the floor and even holding their pets tight as the sounds of blasts pulsated nearby.
Emergency blackouts were also called in Kyiv as well as two other regions in the east
Kyiv’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha described Putin as a “war criminal” for ordering the attacks.
Sybiha said in a statement on X: “Russia launched one of the largest air attacks: drones and missiles against peaceful cities, sleeping civilians, critical infrastructure.
“This is war criminal Putin’s true response to all those who called and visited him recently.
“We need peace through strength, not appeasement.”
The foreign minister made the comments after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called up the Russian tyrant in a widely condemned move.
Zelensky said the call has opened “Pandora’s box” as Germany – a proud Nato nation – has undermined the efforts to stop Putin’s war.
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The overnight attacks are believed to be the most damaging and extensive since early September, according to authorities.
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