Ukraine Live Updates: Russian Airstrikes Kill at Least 35 at Base Near Polish Border
Russia took direct aim on Sunday at a hub for Western arms shipments and fighters in Ukraine, launching a barrage of airstrikes at a military base near Poland that killed at least 35 people.
A day after warning that weapons flowing into Ukraine from Western allies were “legitimate targets,” Russia assaulted the base 12 miles from the border with Poland, where American troops are deployed to bolster NATO’s defenses. Ukrainian officials said that Russian planes fired about 30 missiles, 22 of which were intercepted by Ukraine’s air defenses.
The base, known as the International Peacekeeping and Security Center, was a training ground for up to 1,000 foreign fighters that Ukraine plans to use to help fight Russia, a Ukrainian military official said.
Ukrainian officials called Russia’s strike, which also wounded at least 134 people, a “terrorist attack,” and they renewed calls for NATO to establish a no-fly zone.