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riversedge

(78,133 posts)
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 05:03 AM 4 hrs ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Poland scrambles jets as Putin bombards western Ukraine with drones and missiles

Source: independent.co.uk



Comes amid mounting concern Russia could be behind growing number of recent drone incursions in airspace of Ukraine's European allies

Namita Singh Tara Cobham Sunday, October 2025 08:04 BST


Polish and Nato aircraft were scrambled on Sunday morning as Russia launched a new wave of aerial attacks against Ukraine.

Ukraine's air force said the entire country was under air raid alerts, and the mayor of Lviv, a western city just 70km from the border with Poland, warned of incoming missiles.

On Saturday, a Russian drone strike against a railway station hit a passenger train, killing one and wounding 30, as Moscow stepped up strikes on Ukraine's rail and power networks.......................

Meanwhile, German media reported that drones had been spotted at airports and military installations across Germany over the past two days, suggesting sightings this week at Munich Airport were the tip of the iceberg..................

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-poland-nato-airspace-putin-missiles-latest-b2839522.html



Putin seems to be getting more bold as the days do on!!
#PutinWarCriminal


Lithuania's public broadcaster LRT cited the head of the country's National Crisis Management as saying late on Saturday that 13 balloons were heading
towards Vilnius airport.


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riversedge

(78,133 posts)
1. Current air threat situation 4:06 AM · Oct 5, 2025
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 05:14 AM
4 hrs ago


Current air threat situation
4:06 AM · Oct 5, 2025


riversedge

(78,133 posts)
4. The warehouses destroyed in Lviv held clothing from Polish brand LPP (Cropp, House, Sinsay, Reserved, Mohito),
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 06:10 AM
3 hrs ago


@NOELreports
The warehouses destroyed in Lviv held clothing from Polish brand LPP (Cropp, House, Sinsay, Reserved, Mohito), as well as large quantities of tobacco, cigarettes, and electronic devices.




@NOELreports
In Lviv, the Sparrow industrial park is burning after a Russian strike. Mayor Sadovyi confirms it was a civilian site with no military presence. Energy infrastructure was also hit. Aftermath footage shows extensive fire damage.




riversedge

(78,133 posts)
2. Lviv region: russian attack kills family of four, (on the border with Poland in WESTERN Ukraine)
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 05:24 AM
4 hrs ago



Lviv region: russian attack kills family of four, including a 15-year-old girl. Four others injured.







riversedge

(78,133 posts)
5. Lviv: The Sparrow Industrial Park is burning after the russian attack. It's a civilian facility with no military compone
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 06:16 AM
3 hrs ago

EMPR.media
@EuromaidanPR
·
3h

Lviv: The Sparrow Industrial Park is burning after the russian attack. It's a civilian facility with no military component, says the mayor.



brer cat

(27,149 posts)
3. Trying to intimidate NATO seems like
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 05:59 AM
3 hrs ago

the move of a desperate and unhinged leader. He couldn't win against Ukraine, so take on Europe? He must be insane, and I wonder how long the Russian people will tolerate him.

riversedge

(78,133 posts)
6. ... russia launched about 700 UAVs, up to 50 Kh-101/Kaliber missiles, and two Kinzhal missiles, per monitoring data.
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 06:22 AM
3 hrs ago




Approximate route of missiles and UAVs last night. This was one of the most massive combined strikes on Ukraine. russia launched about 700 UAVs, up to 50 Kh-101/Kaliber missiles, and two Kinzhal missiles, per monitoring data.





riversedge

(78,133 posts)
7. 🤬 Russia struck a gas station in Chernihiv twice.
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 07:18 AM
2 hrs ago



MAKS 25 🇺🇦👀
@Maks_NAFO_FELLA
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11m
🤬 Russia struck a gas station in Chernihiv twice.





NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦
@NOELreports
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7m
Russia is continuing its attacks on gas stations in Chernihiv region.



riversedge

(78,133 posts)
8. @ZelenskyyUa · 3h Last night, Ukraine once again came under a combined Russian attack - more than 50 missiles
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 07:23 AM
2 hrs ago


Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський
@ZelenskyyUa
·
3h
Last night, Ukraine once again came under a combined Russian attack – more than 50 missiles and about 500 attack drones. The Russians struck with cruise missiles, “shaheds” and Kinzhals among other things. The Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv,



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