At least four people were injured near Kharkiv in new Russian nighttime strikes.
Russia says it shot down Ukrainian missiles in the Belgorod region on the border between the two countries.
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Warsaw said on Sunday that a Russian cruise missile fired overnight at cities in western Ukraine penetrated Polish airspace for 39 seconds. NATO is considering the possibility of shooting down Russian missiles that come too close to the Atlantic alliance's borders, Poland's deputy foreign minister announced this Tuesday. The Polish Defense Minister assured that Poland had activated all its anti-aircraft systems and that the missile would have been shot down if there had been the slightest indication of its approach to the target in Polish territory.
TF1 report
In support of the Ukrainian war effort, France is ramping up its military equipment production capabilities. A team from TF1's 20H was able to visit key sites involved in shell production, where they are hard at work.
Drone attacks
“Thirteen Russian drones” struck several Ukrainian areas overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force said in a telegram. According to him, “ten” were “intercepted” by Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense in Kharkiv, Sumy and Kiev regions.
Four wounds
Russian strikes injured at least four people overnight in the Kharkiv region from Tuesday to Wednesday, regional officials said. Three of them, aged between 55 and 64, were injured in the blasts, and a fourth, aged 62, was injured in a drone strike, the regional governor said.
Russia, for its part, said it had shot down Ukrainian missiles over its border.
Update on the situation in Ukraine
- The European Union on Wednesday is examining a plan to restrict some agricultural imports from Ukraine. Some countries, such as France, felt this was not enough and wanted to extend these restrictions to wheat after demands from farmers.
- NATO is considering the possibility of shooting down Russian missiles approaching the Atlantic alliance's borders, Poland's deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday. On Sunday, Poland announced that its airspace had been violated.
- A Russian judge on Tuesday extended the pretrial detention of American journalist Ivan Gershkovich, who has been in prison for nearly a year. Charged with espionage, he will remain in jail until at least June 30, awaiting trial or a prisoner exchange.
On Tuesday, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Szejna told local radio RMF24 “Various concepts are analyzed in NATO“from this incident”Including shooting down these missiles when they are too close to NATO borders“, of which Poland is a member.”But this can be done only with the agreement of the Ukrainian side and taking into account the international consequences.“, he added.
Warsaw expressed regret on Monday that the Russian ambassador to Poland ignored an official summons to the Polish Foreign Ministry following the missile incident. Poland later indicated that Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski had discussed it with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
During the telephone interview, it was “He recalled that NATO had significantly increased its vigilance and strengthened its positions in the eastern part of the alliance, especially in Poland.a senior NATO official said Tuesday.
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