Overview
- Poland said the posture was preventive to secure airspace near threatened regions, with Spanish and Czech fighters and German and Dutch air defense assets involved.
- The alert lasted just under four hours before forces returned to normal readiness, and Poland reported no violations of its airspace.
- Ukraine reported 653 drones and 51 missiles, including 17 ballistic missiles, with impacts across 29 locations nationwide.
- Emergency services said at least three people were injured in Kyiv, and Odesa's governor reported an energy facility was hit, disrupting power and heating.
- ABC News, citing Ukrainian data, assessed the 704 air attack weapons as the largest overnight since Oct. 29, while Russia's Defense Ministry claimed it downed 116 drones.