Nato jets scrambled after Putin launches massive overnight drone and missile attack on Ukraine
The jets took to the skies as Vladimir Putin sent the latest wave of kamikaze drones and rockets at Kyiv.
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Five people, including a two-year-old girl, were injured in the strikes with shrapnel wounds after one bomb hit an apartment building.
The Polish Ministry of Defence said the jets took off as a precautionary measure during the strikes.
They said: "Polish and allied aircraft on standby were scrambled and ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems were placed on the highest level of combat readiness."
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