Following Russia\u2019s most intense ballistic and cruise missile assault on Kyiv, Poland\u2019s Defense Minister stated that the ongoing aggression confirms the necessity of bolstering Ukraine\u2019s defense and modernizing the Polish military. <\/p>\n
Russia has launched its most powerful ballistic and cruise missile attack on Ukraine since the start of the invasion, signaling preparations for a large-scale troop mobilization. The Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense stated on X that these developments expose how disconnected from reality those calling for weakened support for Ukraine or stalled modernization of the Polish army truly are.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of National Defense emphasized that the government is doing everything possible to ensure Russian missiles never reach Polish territory. Officials maintained that their commitment to national security remains steadfast and non-negotiable.<\/p>\n
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Russian forces had been gathering missiles and planning this specific operation for several days. He expressed condolences to the families of victims and noted that nearly 600 rescue personnel were deployed across three sites to manage the aftermath and provide urgent medical care.<\/p>\n
Zelenskyy stressed that international partners must accelerate the delivery of air defense systems, which are required to save lives on a weekly basis. He warned that the threat of further attacks remains acute and active.<\/p>\n
Within 40 minutes, Russian forces fired 41 ballistic missiles\u2014including Iskander-M and Zircon types\u2014alongside S-400 platform projectiles at the Ukrainian capital. This marks the highest number of ballistic missiles used against Kyiv since the beginning of the full-scale war, according to Ukraine’s acting Foreign Minister Andrij Sybiha.<\/p>\n
The strikes hit residential areas and the Lukianivska metro station across five districts, resulting in one death and 17 injuries. Official reports indicate that Ukrainian air defenses neutralized 18 of the 41 missiles, while 108 of 125 drones launched across the country were also shot down.<\/p>\n
Beyond the capital, Russian strikes resulted in 23 missile and 10 drone impacts across 20 locations, with falling debris reported in 18 other sites. Separate attacks in the Donetsk region led to five additional deaths, including three in Kramatorsk and two civilians in Druzhkivka, with six more people injured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Following Russia\u2019s most intense ballistic and cruise missile assault on Kyiv, Poland\u2019s Defense Minister stated that the ongoing aggression confirms the necessity of bolstering Ukraine\u2019s defense and modernizing the Polish military. Reality Check on Defense Support Russia has launched its most powerful ballistic and cruise missile attack on Ukraine since the start of the invasion, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense-and-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14381\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}