Ukraine warns Poland of possible Oreshnik missile strike

During Russia’s nighttime attack on Ukraine on January 8-9, Kyiv warned Warsaw about the possible use by Russia of the Oreshnik missile system.

Polish air defense systems tracked the aerial object, Ukrinform reports, citing RMF24.

“The Ukrainians warned us about the threat of these medium-range ballistic missiles. Furthermore, during the Russian attack, Kyiv also provided us with information about this facility,” the outlet reported, citing sources in the Polish military.

According to the report, Polish air defense systems monitored the flight trajectory of the object.

According to the Polish military, during the nighttime attack Russia used around 20 cruise missiles and approximately 30 ballistic missiles, including one hypersonic missile, which was reportedly used to strike the Lviv region.

In response to the Russian attack, Poland’s Operational Command put ground-based air defense systems on alert. This included one Polish Patriot air defense system as well as Dutch Patriot and NASAMS systems stationed near the Rzeszów.

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As previously reported by Ukrinform, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) established the location of fragments of the ballistic missile used by Russian forces to strike the Lviv region on the night of January 9.

At around 23:50 on January 8, explosions were heard in Lviv during an air raid alert. The mayor said the enemy struck a critical infrastructure facility.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the hostile target was traveling at a speed of 13,000 kilometers per hour.

Russia’s Ministry of Defense claimed that during the night of January 9 it carried out strikes on Ukraine, including with an Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile.

Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced its intention to initiate urgent meetings of the UN Security Council, the NATO-Ukraine Council, as well as responses within the EU, the Council of Europe, and the OSCE, over Russia’s use of a medium-range ballistic missile to strike the Lviv region.