Russia launched 57 missiles and drones at Ukraine today, including an attack on Kiev and the western Ukrainian region of Lviv, officials said, and the Polish armed forces said one of the Russian cruise missiles briefly violated Polish airspace.
"The Air Force of Ukraine destroyed 18 of 29 missiles launched by Russia and 25 of 28 drones," the Ukrainian Air Force said on the Telegram messaging app.
Several explosions rocked Kyiv early Sunday, and Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed a dozen rockets launched by Russia over the capital and its surroundings, Sergej Popko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said in Telegram.
He added that only minor damage was caused by the attack.
The Reuters agency published photos of people who sought shelter in a metro station and an underground parking lot in Kyiv.
Russia has been pounding Ukraine for days in attacks that Moscow has portrayed as revenge for Ukrainian attacks during the recent presidential election.
"For the third pre-dawn morning of this week, all of Ukraine is under an air alert and shelter-in-place has been advised," US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink posted on the social network X early this morning.
"Russia continues to indiscriminately launch drones and missiles without regard for millions of civilians, in violation of international law," she said.
Reuters reports that the Russian Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Airspace of Poland
Poland's armed forces said one of the Russian cruise missiles launched at the Lviv region in western Ukraine violated Polish airspace, Reuters reported.
"The object entered Polish territory near the town of Oserdov (Ljublin Voivodeship) and remained there for 39 seconds," the armed forces said on the IX network.
"During the entire flight, he was observed by military radar systems," he said.
The spokesman of the Polish army said a little later that the Russian rocket entered about two kilometers into Polish territory, and that the country's airspace is now safe, as well as that there are currently no attacks on the territory of Ukraine, according to Reuters.
The armed forces previously announced that Polish and allied aircraft were activated during the attack to ensure the safety of Polish airspace.
Mayor of Lviv Andrij Sadovij said on Telegram that there was no attack on the city, but about 20 rockets and seven drones were launched in the wider area of Lviv, targeting "critical infrastructure".
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