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The Polish Foreign Ministry has asked Russia for an explanation after a missile flew into Polish airspace.

“But above all, we ask the Russian Federation to stop terrorist air strikes on Ukraine and focus on the internal problems it is facing,” ministry spokesman Pawel Wronski said.

The Ukrainian army says: two Russian ships those that can land tanks have been hit in an attack on the port city of Sevastopol, in Crimea, illegally annexed by Russia.

“The Ukrainian forces managed to hit the amphibious ships Yamal and Azov, as well as one communications center and other infrastructure of the Russian Black Sea Fleet,” the Communications Center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported.

Earlier in the night, the Russians themselves also reported about Ukrainian attacks on the Crimean peninsula they occupy. Reportedly ten missiles intercepted, but the attacks on Sevastopol also reportedly left one dead and four people injured. The Crimean Bridge was closed to all traffic several times.

Just before half past five on Sunday morning, a Russian cruise missile is said to have entered Polish airspace. https://twitter.com/DowOperSZ/status/1771768651839885623 (formerly Twitter). The violation of airspace happened during a Russian attack on targets in western Ukraine, which borders Poland.

“The object entered Polish airspace near the city of Oserdów and remained there for 39 seconds. During the entire flight he was observed by military radar systems.” The targets of the attacks were cities in western Ukraine. PPolish and Allied planes took off to defend Polish airspace in response.

The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has Russia asked for an explanation. “But above all, we ask the Russian Federation to… stop terrorist air strikes on Ukraineand focus on the internal problems it is facing,” said Pawel Wronski, the ministry’s spokesperson.

Late December it came according to the Polish army even once to a violation of Polish airspace by a Russian missile. Then there was also one large-scale search was set up to look for possible fallen parts, but none were found. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Warsaw summoned the chargé d’affaires of the Russian embassy and presented him with a protest note. The letter urged Russia to “explain the violation of airspace and to immediately cease such activities“.

End of 2022 there was initially suspicion that a Russian missile had accidentally landed in Poland, resulting in two deaths. However, later the suspicion arose that it was about Ukrainian anti-aircraft gun.

Polish and allied planes took to the skies early Sunday morning to secure Polish airspace, in response to a series of Russian air and missile strikes on western Ukraine and near the Polish border. The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces announced this on Sunday.

“Polish and allied aircraft have been activated, which may result in increased noise levels, especially in the southeastern part of the country,” the Command said on X.

The southeastern part of Poland borders Ukraine.

Russia carried out an airstrike on the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Sunday morning. The anti-aircraft defense is deployed to repel the attack. Ukrainian officials said this.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klychko writes on Telegram: “Explosions in the capital. Air defense is working. Do not leave the bomb shelters.”

There is no information yet about possible casualties and material damage. The military leadership of the region had already announced that the air defense systems were working on it repel an attack.

Witnesses from the news agency ‘Reuters’ heard several explosions and saw some objects being knocked down.

The regional governor of Lviv, in the west of the country, said early on Sunday morning that an area south of the city of Lviv was also under attack. “Essential infrastructure” became destroyedthe governor said.

The governor of Sevastopol reports that 1 person has been killed and 4 injured in Saturday evening’s rocket attack on the occupied port city. According to him, Russia would have succeeded downed ten Ukrainian missiles.

A 65-year-old resident was killed by a rocket fragment. The injured also appear to have been hit mainly by rocket shrapnel. This includes an 18-year-old boy and two men aged 35 and 33. A woman (67) broke her leg.

The chief of the Ukrainian Air Force – Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk – thanked his troops on Telegram for “their successful combat work”. “The sky and the sea are the same color,” it sounds. “Crimea is ours.”

According to open source intelligence (OSINT, the analysis of data based on public sources), it appears that “at least three Ukrainian Storm Shadow cruise missiles” hit “a major communications center of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.”

“The site is full of SATCOM antennas,” it sounds. “Wikimapia lists it as the ‘Information and Computer Center of the Russian Black Sea Fleet (Sevastopol)'”