US strikes Iranian targets as aerial engagements escalate in Eastern Europe
US forces strike Iranian military infrastructure as aerial attacks and airspace violations prompt security alerts in Ukraine, Poland, and Romania.
Ukrainian air defense forces intercepted 65 out of 80 Russian attack drones launched overnight across multiple regions. Concurrently, a Ukrainian drone attack targeted a Wildberries logistics facility in Russia's Volgograd region, triggering a fire but causing no reported casualties.
On NATO's eastern border, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk reported that a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile likely entered Polish airspace, leaving a ten-meter crater on impact. Simultaneously, a Romanian F-16 pilot confirmed intercepting two unauthorized Russian drones inside Romanian territory.
In the Middle East, US Central Command executed airstrikes against Iranian military posts, missile infrastructure, and drone sites following warnings from US President Donald Trump.
Sources: Digi24, Moldova1, Ziarul de Gardă
Sources
- Ziarul de Gardă — LIVE TEXT/ Rusia a atacat Ucraina cu 80 de drone, iar 65 au fost doborâte. Război în Ucraina, ziua 1617
- Digi24 — Noi atacuri ale SUA împotriva Iranului, după ce Trump a declarat că „acum e rândul nostru”, ca reacție la lovituri ale Teheranului
- Moldova1 — Tensiuni la granița NATO: Polonia și Ucraina confirmă pătrunderea unei rachete rusești Kh-101 în spațiul aerian polonez
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