Nato warplanes scrambled by Poland after Putin’s forces attack Ukrainian energy grid - Six regions without power as Lviv mayor says Russia ‘continues to terrorise Ukrainians’

The Russian strikes - hitting vital energy facilities near the Ukrainian border with Poland in the coldest weeks of winter - were led by Vladimir Putin’s Tu-22 and Tu-95 strategic bombers

NATO jets were scrambled on Wednesday morning following a Russian attack near Ukraine’s border with Poland. Vladimir Putin’s forces launched a brutal attack on Ukraine’s energy sector this morning, as the Kremlin continues its efforts to cripple the country’s infrastructure.

Nato has scrambled its war planes after Russia launched a massive aerial bombardment close to Ukraine ’s border with Poland. Vladimir Putin’s Tu-22 and Tu-95 strategic bombers pounded critical infrastructure facilities in the Drohobych and Stryi districts in the latest airstrike on the country’s hobbled energy grid. No casualties were reported.

Russian strikes - hitting vital energy facilities in the coldest weeks of winter - were led by Vladimir Putin's Tu-22 and Tu-95 strategic bombers