NATO forced to scramble jets as Russia rains hell in new massive overnight attack

RAF jets "engaged" Russian drones overnight as Russia launched a fresh attack near the Western military alliance's border. Two Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft of the British Air Force, assigned to the Enhanced Air Policing mission, were scrambled in the early hours of Saturday after the Romanian Ministry of Defence detected drones operating close to its territory.

A statement by the ministry read: "The National Military Command Center notified the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU) to implement population alert measures in the localities of Grindu and Isaccea, Tulcea County. A RO-ALERT message was issued at 02:14. The Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft established radar contact with a target located 1.5 km from Reni, above Ukrainian territory. The pilots were authorized to engage the drones.

"Ground-based MApN radars tracked a group of targets up to the area of Reni,Ukraine, where multiple explosions were reported. At 02:31, residents of the city of Galați reported via the 112 emergency service the fall of an object in the Bariera Traian area."

Poland also confirmed NATO forces were activated due to the latest Russian attack on Ukraine.

Poland's Armed Forces Operational Command announced the operation on X in the early hours of Saturday. It wrote: "Attention. In connection with the attack by the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, conducted using airborne assault means, operations of Polish and allied aviation have commenced in our airspace.

"In accordance with the applicable procedures, the Operational Commander of the Armed Forces has activated the necessary forces and resources at his disposal. Operating among others are on-duty fighter aircraft and an early warning aircraft, while ground-based air defense systems and radar reconnaissance have reached a state of heightened readiness."

The command said the measures taken were "of a preventive nature" with the goal to secure and protect NATO's airspace in areas neighbouring with Ukrainian regions being pummeled byRussia.

Source: Daily Express :: World Feed