{"id":1899,"date":"2025-09-28T23:29:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T23:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=1899"},"modified":"2025-09-28T23:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T23:29:09","slug":"russia-hits-ukraine-with-593-drones-50-missiles-as-nato-scrambles-jets-in-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=1899","title":{"rendered":"Russia hits Ukraine with 593 drones, 50 missiles as NATO scrambles jets in response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NATO fighter jets were scrambled and air defense units put on alert in the early hours of Sunday in response to a major Russian drone and missile strike on Ukraine, the Polish Operational Command said in posts to X.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Due to the activity of the Russian Federation&#8217;s long-range aviation, which is carrying out strikes on the territory of Ukraine, Polish and allied aviation has begun operating in our airspace,&#8221; the command said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ukraine: Russia Fires 500 Drones, 40+ Missiles | Poland Scrambles Jets, Closes Airspace | HEADLINES\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kki_ybVapm0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On-duty fighter pairs have been scrambled, and ground-based air defense systems as well as radar reconnaissance have reached a state of highest readiness,&#8221; the post added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These actions are of a preventive nature and are aimed at securing the airspace and protecting citizens, especially in areas adjacent to the threatened regions,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/s5aePbcaOQjNx74UYiL5BA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjAwO2NmPXdlYnA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/us.abcnews.gma.com\/b3690a1508fd0f8f80e15bcd3897f705\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview caas-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Q1swm03LzBZd1HBv0HbKDA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/us.abcnews.gma.com\/b3690a1508fd0f8f80e15bcd3897f705\" alt=\"Thomas Peter\/Reuters - PHOTO: Emergency workers operate at an impact site in a residential neighbourhood after Russian drone and missile attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 28, 2025.\" data-caas-lazy-loading-init=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\" data-id=\"m-0\">Thomas Peter\/Reuters &#8211; PHOTO: Emergency workers operate at an impact site in a residential neighbourhood after Russian drone and missile attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 28, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Zelenskyy praises &#8216;well-informed&#8217; Trump after president&#8217;s Russia war pivot<\/p>\n<p>Dutch F-35 stealth fighters and a German Patriot surface-to-air missile system were among the forces put on alert, the command added. Airspace over Lublin and Rzeszow near the Ukrainian border was also briefly closed.<\/p>\n<p>The alert ended after around three-and-a-half hours with no reported violations of Polish airspace, the command said.<\/p>\n<p>There have been no reported violations of Polish airspace by long-range Russian drones since dozens crossed into the country during strikes on Ukraine on Sept. 10, prompting Polish and allied jets to shoot down several.<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv was the focus of the overnight Russian strikes. Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy and Odesa were also attacked, President Voloydmyr Zelenskyy said in a post to Telegram. The barrage lasted for more than 12 hours, the president said.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine&#8217;s air force said Russia launched 593 drones and 50 missiles of various types, making the overnight barrage the largest combined strike on Ukraine since Sept. 7.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/rEaOX9GueLRX5Okcxdpjpg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjUwO2NmPXdlYnA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/us.abcnews.gma.com\/097095e412fadc9dd27d7f4b644b2a2c\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview caas-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/vFYi.wytW45LFvlZP37Pog--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY2MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/us.abcnews.gma.com\/097095e412fadc9dd27d7f4b644b2a2c\" alt=\"Gleb Garanich\/Reuters - PHOTO: Smoke rises over Kyiv, Ukraine, after Russian drone and missile strikes on Sept. 28, 2025.\" data-caas-lazy-loading-init=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\" data-id=\"m-1\">Gleb Garanich\/Reuters &#8211; PHOTO: Smoke rises over Kyiv, Ukraine, after Russian drone and missile strikes on Sept. 28, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mystery drones over Denmark are &#8216;hybrid attack,&#8217; defense minister says<\/p>\n<p>Defenders downed or suppressed 566 drones and 45 missiles, the air force said. Five missiles and 31 drones impacted across 16 locations, the force said.<\/p>\n<p>At least four people &#8212; among them a 12-year-old girl &#8212; were killed in the capital, according to a post by head of the Kyiv City Military Administration Timur Tkachenko to Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>At least 14 people were also injured in Kyiv, local officials said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As of now, there are over 15 locations with damage,&#8221;\u00a0 Tkachenko said. &#8220;Among them are drone strikes on multi-story residential buildings.&#8221; Tkachenko reported damage in at least five city districts.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a five-floor apartment building in the Solomyanskyi district was partially destroyed and caught fire. Strikes also hit a state medical facility, warehouses, private homes, cars and a children\u2019s educational center, officials said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/EtmcRSK_r_381ueK3gJaUA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNTQ0O2NmPXdlYnA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/us.abcnews.gma.com\/5dd54246fd71c16469bca09f5251716d\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview caas-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/00uspEBZt0vFW1N6w2mwmQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYxODtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/us.abcnews.gma.com\/5dd54246fd71c16469bca09f5251716d\" alt=\"Gleb Garanich\/Reuters - PHOTO: Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv\" data-caas-lazy-loading-init=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\" data-id=\"m-2\">Gleb Garanich\/Reuters &#8211; PHOTO: Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As Poland downs drones amid Russia strike, NATO braces for new era on eastern front<\/p>\n<p>At least 31 people &#8212; among them three children &#8212; were injured by Russian strikes on the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, according to local Gov. Ivan Fedorov. A high-rise apartment building and several other structures were hit and set ablaze in the city, Fedorov said.<\/p>\n<p>The city &#8212; home to more than 710,000 people before Russia&#8217;s full-scale invasion &#8212; is now only around 16 miles from the front line and subject to continuous Russian attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine&#8217;s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said in a post to Telegram that at least 70 people were injured by strikes across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy noted that the &#8220;cowardly&#8221; attack took place at the end of a week of high-level meetings and speeches at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is exactly how Russia declares its real position,&#8221; Zelenskyy said. &#8220;Moscow wants to continue fighting and killing and deserves only the harshest pressure from the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy again called for more international measures to choke Russia&#8217;s energy export industry. &#8220;We count on a strong response from the U.S., Europe, the G7 and the G20,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tiU.7frbhqy.lsTTJhfzcg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjAwO2NmPXdlYnA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/us.abcnews.gma.com\/84d1f029af7f490b19e6bb465f20e424\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview caas-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/bspxUgFIhGTL9J_DdoPDFw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/us.abcnews.gma.com\/84d1f029af7f490b19e6bb465f20e424\" alt=\"Thomas Peter\/Reuters - PHOTO: People take shelter in a metro station during a Russian drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 28, 2025.\" data-caas-lazy-loading-init=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\" data-id=\"m-3\">Thomas Peter\/Reuters &#8211; PHOTO: People take shelter in a metro station during a Russian drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 28, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Andriy Kovalenko &#8212; the head of the Counter-Disinformation Center operating as part of Ukraine&#8217;s National Security and Defense Council &#8212; said in a post to Telegram that it was a &#8220;difficult night for many cities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Russians are also under attack,&#8221; Kovalenko wrote. &#8220;And the level of these attacks will only increase.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down at least 41 Ukrainian drones overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Rosaviatsiya, Russia&#8217;s federal air transport agency, reported temporary flight restrictions at multiple airports, including at the Zhukovsky International Airport in Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>Restrictions were also imposed at airports in Volgograd, Kaluga, Penza, Samara, Pskov and Yaroslavl.<\/p>\n<p><em>ABC News&#8217; Nataliya Kushnir, Fidel Pavlenko, Max Uzol, Nataliia Popova and Dada Jovanovic contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What to know about &#8216;Eastern Sentry,&#8217; NATO&#8217;s response to Russian drones<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NATO fighter jets were scrambled and air defense units put on alert in the early hours of Sunday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,7,51,53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nato","category-news","category-russia","category-ukraine"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1899"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1901,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1899\/revisions\/1901"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}