Pand scrambles fighter jets amid Russian missile attack on western Ukraine

This was reported by the erational Command of the Pish Armed Forces on X, Ukrinform saw.

"Amid Russia’s air raid, which may target facilities located, including in western Ukraine, warplanes are monitoring our airspace," the statement reads.

The erational Command notes that combat aircraft, ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems have been put on high alert in Pand.

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The available capabilities are set to ensure the security of the territories adjacent to Ukraine, the report notes.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, an air raid alert has been declared throughout Ukraine over the threat of Russian kamikaze drones.

Also, Russia launched at Ukraine a number of Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea area.

Explosions have been reported in Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Kryvyi Rih.

Ukraine’s energy minister German Galushchenko said Russia once again targeted Ukraine’s critical energy infrastructure.