NATO scrambled its war planes early Sunday in an act of self defence amid the strongest of the entire war, according to latest figures strikes, leading to the deaths of 13 civilians, including three children, and 57 injured in the attacks by Russia.
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Russia was also hit hard with Ukrainian strikes, leading to the Kremlin’s air defences shooting in panic – but missing – an Airbus A320-251N packed with its own tourists from Turkish resort Bodrum, according to reports.
And at least ten Russian government aircraft used for high-ranking state and military officials fled Moscow flying east.
It was not immediately clear if the exodus was a drill for an emergency evacuation, or the real thing, amid an onslaught from Ukrainian drones which led to the temporary closures of major Moscow airports.
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The whereabouts of dictator Putin was not immediately known.
Among the planes that left Moscow eastward in the direction of the Urals were four Tu-154s, one Il-62M, a pair of Tu-134s, a Tu-214, and transport aircraft Il-76MD and An-148.
It coincided with the first time in many months that Russia deployed the entire spectrum of its nuclear-capable strategic bombers against Ukraine, firing conventional missiles from Tu-22M3, Tu-95MS and Tu-160 aircraft – in addition to the use of kamikaze drones.
Amid savage attacks from Putin’s armed forces on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, Polish military high command announced it had ‘activated all available forces and resources’ on NATO’s eastern flank.
