Rome, March 29, 2024 – It was “one hell of a night” the one just passed. Kiev denounces “a powerful missile attack against Ukraine’s energy facilities”Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk reported, stating that “the defense shot down 84 of 99 targets”. The Ministry of Energy announced on Telegram that “Thermal and hydroelectric power plants in the central and western regions were damaged”.
Large-scale attack also against Ukrainian cities in the early hours of the morning. The raids targeted almost all regions of Ukraine, including the far western regions of Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk. Several explosions were heard at Dnipro.
Meanwhile, Warsaw reported increased surveillance of Polish airspace following the heavy Russian attack on Ukraine overnight. The operational command of the Polish Armed Forces scrambled its and allied planes and warned citizens “of the high intensity of activity by the Russian Federation’s long-range aviation.”
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War in Europe is ‘real’ and we have entered a ‘pre-war’ era, Polish Prime Minister said Donald Tusk in an interview published today in Repubblica. “I don’t want to scare anyone, but war is no longer a concept of the past. It’s real, it already started more than two years ago. The most worrying thing is that any scenario is possible. It is the first time since 1945 that we have found ourselves in such a situation. I know it seems devastating, especially for the younger ones, but we have to mentally get used to the arrival of a new era. It’s the pre-war era. I’m not exaggerating. It is becoming more evident every day,” Tusk said, adding regarding Ukraine’s eventual defeat in the conflict with Moscow: “Let’s abandon the ‘ifs.’ Our main goal must be to protect Ukraine from Russian invasion and to safeguard its independence and integrity. The fate of Ukraine is above all in our hands. I’m not referring to Poland or the EU alone, but to the entire West.”
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“During the night the Russian army launched a powerful missile attack against Ukraine’s energy facilities,” Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk said, saying the defense shot down 84 out of 99 targets. The Kremlin troops attacked with 60 drones, 3 X-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, 2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, 9 X-59 guided air missiles, 4 Iskander-K cruise missiles, 21 X-101-X-555 cruise missiles. The Ministry of Energy announced on Telegram that “thermal and hydroelectric power plants in the central and western regions were damaged.”
