The anti-aircraft alert was triggered tonight in almost all regions of Ukraine, according to local media. The Kiev Air Force has warned of the activity of Russian Tu-95Ms aircraft. Russian bombings caused four injuries last night in the Donetsk region of Ukraine and one injured in the city of Kharkiv, according to local officials, quoted by the Kiev media. In Donetsk the cities of Kurakhove and Kostiantynivka were hit. A few hours earlier Krasnohorivka had been hit, with two dead and one injured.
Poland scrambled fighter jets tonight to protect its airspace following the Russian missile attack on Ukraine. This was announced by the Warsaw armed forces. “Polish and allied planes are in the air, which could lead to an increase in noise levels especially in the south-eastern part of the country,” the Polish army reported on its X account after detecting “intense aviation activity long-range missiles of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine".
“All necessary procedures have been initiated to ensure the safety of Polish airspace and the Air Operations Center constantly monitors the situation,” concludes the Warsaw note. A few days ago, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Szejna said that his government is "evaluating the possibility of shooting down missiles flying towards NATO territory". On March 24, a Russian cruise missile briefly breached the skies of Poland. Two days earlier, Warsaw's jets had already taken off to protect Polish airspace due to Russian attacks on Ukraine.
Ukraine, Zelensky announces other changes in his government
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announces new government reshuffles, after yesterday sacking two more members of the Presidential Office and four advisors. “We continue to restart our state institutions: several changes have been made this week and there are still more decisions in preparation,” Zelensky said last night in his usual end-of-day message to the country. Two deputy heads of the Ukrainian Presidential Office had already been fired on March 29. “We are making it more efficient,” the president explained.
Moscow, '105 Ukrainian drones and missiles shot down in 24 hours'
The Russian military claims to have shot down 105 drones and missiles launched from Ukraine, mostly Himars and Vampire multiple-launch missiles, in just over 24 hours. This was written by the spokesperson of the Russian Southern Combat Group, Serghei Rumyantsev, quoted by the Tass agency.
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