Even as the United States and Russia hold talks in Saudi Arabia todau, Russia continued its attacks across Ukraine, including in western part of the country bordering Poland
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Black smoke rises from a military airport in Chuhuiv, near Kharkiv, Ukraine, after Russian airstrike. (Representative Photo, Credit: AFP)
In the early hours of Tuesday, Poland activates air defences and deployed fighter planes amid Russian aerial assaults inside Ukraine.
Russia struck western Ukraine bordering Poland among other areas Tuesday morning. All of Ukraine was under air raid alerts starting at around 5:50 am local time.
In a post on X, Polish military’s operational command said it continues to monitor the situation and remains in a state of readiness.
In Ukraine, Kyiv region’s Governor Mykola Kalashnyk was quoted as saying by Reuters that the Russian attack there injured a 44-year-old woman and damaged several houses.
❗️Uwaga, w związku z aktywnością lotnictwa dalekiego zasięgu Federacji Rosyjskiej wykonujacego uderzenia na obiekty znajdujące się między innymi na zachodzie Ukrainy, rozpoczęło się operowanie wojskowego lotnictwa w polskiej przestrzeni powietrznej.
Zgodnie z obowiązującymi… pic.twitter.com/cK3y1CSib3
— Dowództwo Operacyjne (@DowOperSZ) February 25, 2025
The attacks come at a time when Russia has entered into talks with the United States regarding the war in Ukraine. Notably, the talks do not include Ukraine or the United States. There are signs that US President Donald Trump, who has established himself as firmly in Russia’s camp, is interesting in making a direct deal with Russian leader Vladimir Putin by bypassing Ukraine.
US and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia to