NATO member Poland scrambled fighter jets after overnight Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, Warsaw's military said on Wednesday. A spokesperson for the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces told Newsweek that "intense long-range aviation activity" from Russia had been detected early on Wednesday.

Poland has scrambled fighter jets after an overnight Russian missile and drone attac k on Ukraine. Russia launched a new barrage of missiles and drones at Ukraine on Wednesday, targeting gas infrastructure and other energy facilities in western regions in the latest strike on the country’s hobbled power system as it approaches mid-winter.

Nato warplanes were scrambled overnight because of a major Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure.