Poland and Romania scrambled Nato fighter jets early on Wednesday as a series of explosions rang out across western Ukraine. In Poland, two airports in its southeast were shut down as Russian airstrikes targeted the cities of Lviv and Ternopil. The Polish military said it was forced to act to ensure the safety of Polish airspace.

Here is how things stand on Wednesday, November 19: Russian drones struck two central districts – Slobidskyi and Osnovyansk – in Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv, injuring five people in an apartment building and triggering a fire, authorities said.

NATO scrambled fighter jets in Polish and Romanian airspace overnight as Russia carried out massive drone and missile strikes in western Ukraine, killing at least 25 people, three of them children.

Russian forces fighting in Pokrovsk are disguising themselves by dressing up as civilians, Ukrainian military officials have said, adding to the challenge of holding on to the strategic city.Military personnel deliberately passing as civilians to deceive the enemy is classified as a war crime,

The European Union has introduced a new defense package to speed up the deployment of tanks and troops across its 27 nations.

RUSSIA is gearing up for war with Nato, Poland’s top general has warned. This comes just days after a crucial rail link between Warsaw and Ukraine was blown up in what officials called an

WARSAW, Poland — A blast that destroyed a train track in a village south of the country’s capital Warsaw was an act of sabotage, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Nov. 17, one day after the resulting damage was detected on the rail link used to connect Poland with Ukraine.

The American-made Merops system has already recorded over 1,000 kills against Russian Shahed-type drones in Ukraine.

NATO was forced to scramble fighter jets after the Russian forces launched one of the biggest drone and missile attacks on Ukraine. At least 25 people have been killed and 75 injured – with