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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Explosions heard and airports closed near Ukraine-Poland border amid Russian drone attack

  • Polish military aircraft were scrambled and two airports temporarily suspended flights following a Russian drone attack on western Ukraine near the Polish border.
  • Polish prime minister Donald Tusk stated a petrol station near the border was likely hit, though the Polish army confirmed no airspace violations occurred.
  • Sirens blared, military aircraft were scrambled and two airports temporarily suspended flights after the strikes on Ukraine came close to the Nato member's ⁠border.
  • Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukrainian forces conducted a joint drone attack hitting an oil refinery in Yaroslavl, Russia .
  • Russian authorities in the Krasnodar region reported an industrial site fire caused by falling drone debris during the Ukrainian strikes.

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