Violation of Poland's airspace should encourage West to strengthen Ukrainian air defense - Air Force
Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson of the Ukrainian Air Force (facebook.com/yuriy.ignat)
This morning's violation of Polish airspace during another Russian massive terrorist attack against Ukraine is a signal to our allies to strengthen our air defense, says Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat.
According to Ihnat, this is not the first time that airspace has been violated during massive Russian strikes. He recalls how a few months ago one of the terrorists' attack UAVs went down in Romania. Similar cases have also occurred in Poland.
"This can happen as a result of massive attacks. The enemy is attacking the border areas in the west (of Ukraine - ed.), so it is possible. This is another signal to our partners to strengthen Ukraine with the necessary number of air defense systems so that we become a shield between the aggressor and Europe, protect ourselves, and protect them," the Air Force spokesperson says.
Russian missile attack on Ukraine on December 29
At night, the enemy launched a massive attack against Ukraine. First, terrorists attacked with Shaheds, firing a total of 36 UAVs. At around 6 am, Russian occupiers launched at least 90 Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 air-to-air cruise missiles, and 14 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles hit Kharkiv.
Russian terrorists also launched:
- five Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles from the Astrakhan region;
- four Kh-31P and one Kh-59 anti-radar missiles.
In total, the enemy used 158 weapon units for air attack: missiles of various types and attack UAVs. Ukrainian air defense destroyed 114 air targets.
In the morning, the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces announced that an unidentified object had violated the airspace during Russia's terrorist attack against Ukraine.
Read more about the Russian massive attack and its consequences in our report.
