NATO scrambled warplanes on Ukraine’s border overnight amid huge Russian strikes on multiple cities.
Drones and missiles were launched at Kyiv as Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bombers were reportedly unleashed to rain hell on the infamous Snake Island in the Black Sea.
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Moscow launched a massive strike on Rivne using its Tu-22M3 and Tu-95MS strategic bombers to hit Dubny airbase.
The planes were destroyed last week in Kyiv’s daring Operation Spiderweb.
Another key Ukrainian military airport – Hostomel – was also attacked as Putin sought revenge for the humiliating attack.
Polish armed forces command said Nato fighter jets were patrolling due to “intensive air attack by the Russian Federation on Ukrainian territory”.
A statement said: “The operational commander of the armed forces launched all available forces and resources at his disposal.
“The on-duty fighter pairs were scrambled, and the ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems reached the highest state of readiness.”
Such measures were “preventive in nature” and were “undertaken in order to ensure security and monitor the situation near the borders of the Republic of Poland.”
Russia unleashed lethal air-launched Kinzhal, or Dagger, hypersonic missiles from supersonic MiG-31Ks.
Reports said four Russian Kh-22 missiles from Tu-22M3 missile carriers slammed into strategic Snake Island in the Black Sea.
Drilling rigs were also reported to have been targeted.
The tiny isle became legendary during the initial Russian invasion when heroic Ukrainian defenders famously radioed to an approaching Russian cruiser, telling the crew to “Go f*** yourself”.
The island was later won back by Ukraine.
It comes just two days after Putin claimed he exacted revenge for Ukraine’s stunning Operation Spiderweb blitz following an overnight barrage.
Moscow hammered Kyiv with 407 drones and 44 missiles – unleashing a deadly wave of strikes that killed three and injured dozens.
Ukraine said it shot down about 30 of the cruise missiles and up to 200 of the drones.
Russia’s military claimed that it had bombed military targets in response to what it called Ukrainian “terrorist acts”.
The blitz come just days after Ukraine destroyed a third of Russia’s strategic nuclear bombers in a stunning sabotage strike.
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