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NATO jets Officials said Russia launched its largest drone attack on Ukraine, launching more than 700 drones, and was fired overnight.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that “the new massive attack on our city by new Russia” involved “728 drones, including more than 300 Shaheds and 13 missiles – Kinzhals and Iskanders.
He added: “Most of the targets were shot down. We used interceptor drones – dozens of enemy targets were shot down, and we are expanding the technology. The mobile firefighting team was active too – they also lowered dozens of them. I thank all of our fighters for the accuracy.”
Ukrainian Air Force The attack said the attack was mainly aimed at the northwestern city of Lutsk, and according to preliminary data, “The air defended against 718 enemy air strike vehicles, 303 people were shot down by fire, and 415 lost the location.”
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Firefighters launched a fire in the Russian region after Russia launched an attack in Kiev, Ukraine on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Services via AP)
As the attack develops, the Polish army bordering Ukraine said: “Ukrainian, Polish and Alliance Airlines have begun to operate in our airspace.”
“According to applicable procedures, all available forces and resources of the Polish Armed Forces Operation Commander have been activated, the responsible fighter pair has been activated, and the ground air defense and radar reconnaissance systems have reached the highest status on X.”
It was later added: “As the level of threat to missile strikes in Ukrainian territory decreased by Russian Airlines, the operations of Polish and Allied forces in Polish airspace have concluded, and the activated forces and resources have resumed standard operational activities.”
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Polish soldiers held F-16 fighter jets in Warsaw, Poland during a military parade on August 15, 2024 in Polish Army Day. The march was to celebrate the day of the Armed Forces in Poland and the 25th year of NATO members. (Dominika Zarzycka/sopa image/lightrocket via Getty image)
Zelenskyy said there are also damages in Dnipro, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy and Chernihiv.
“It was an obvious attack – it was at the time of many efforts to achieve peace and establish a ceasefire, only Russia Keep rejecting them. This is another proof of the necessity of sanctions – the imposition of sanctions on oil, which has fueled the war machine in Moscow for more than three years. ” Zelenskyy wrote on X.
Russian soldiers opened fire at Ukrainian posts on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Ministry of Defense uses AP service)
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“Second sanctions on people who buy this oil and kill people as a result. Our partners know how to put pressure in a way that forces Russia to consider ending the war rather than launching a new strike.” “Everyone who wants peace must take action.”
