“A missile with a flat flight path in the direction of Chernivtsi (Ukrainian city) from the territory of Moldova,” reads a short notice published by the command of the Ukrainian Air Force on the Telegram social network.
In this context, the daily Ukrainska pravda quotes an unnamed “observer”, according to whom the missile flew a total of 140 kilometers not only over Moldovan territory, but also through Romania. Its track was supposed to cross the area above the Ukrainian town of Jampil near the border with Moldova, the area above the Romanian border town of Darabani, after which it was to head to the region around the town of Černivci.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu confirmed the violation of her country’s airspace by a Russian missile. “These actions clearly violate international law. Moldova condemns them and is in full solidarity with Ukraine,” she wrote on the X network, adding that the Kremlin “chooses the path of destruction” even at Christmas.
While our countries celebrate Christmas, the Kremlin chooses destruction—targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and violating Moldova’s airspace with a missile, actions that clearly violate international law. Moldova condemns these acts and stands in full solidarity with Ukraine.
— Maia Sandu (@sandumaiamd) December 25, 2024
On the other hand, Romania did not confirm the flight of a Russian missile over its territory. “Regarding the information in the public space regarding a Russian missile that would have crossed the national airspace, we make the following statement: the Romanian air surveillance system, as part of the integrated NATO system, did not detect such a situation,” said Constantin Spînu, a spokesman for the Romanian Ministry, according to the Digi24 server. defense.
According to the newspaper Evropejska Pravda, the Polish air force responded to the Russian night attacks against Ukraine by sending its fighters into the air. The operational headquarters of the Polish armed forces confirmed that, due to the Russian missile attack, fighter jets were sent into the air and ground air defense and radar reconnaissance systems were put “on high alert”.
“The measures adopted are aimed at ensuring security in areas bordering threatened territories,” the report states, adding that Poland is also monitoring the situation during the Christmas holidays.
BREAKING:
Moldovan President Maia Sandu confirms that a Russian missile violated Moldova’s airspace before hitting a target in Ukraine.
The Ukrainians say that the missile also violated Romania’s airspace, and thus NATO’s airspace, for a brief moment before re-entering Ukraine pic.twitter.com/xOLsh14iUr
— Visegrad 24 (@visegrad24) December 25, 2024
On Wednesday night, Ukraine and its energy system became the target of another massive attack by Russian forces using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi called it an “inhumane act”.
“Today (Russian President Vladimir) Putin deliberately chose Christmas to attack. What could be more inhuman?” he wrote on Wednesday on the Telegram network, saying that there were more than 70 rockets and more than a hundred drones.
“Over 50 missiles and a significant number of drones” were shot down by the Ukrainian air defense, Zelenskyy added.
Ukraine faced a massive barrage of rockets and drones
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