Preventive action
DORSZ provided information through the X platform:
In accordance with applicable procedures, the operational commander of the RFA has activated the essential forces and resources at his disposal. Fighters were picked up, and ground air defence and radio-location systems reached readiness.
In the morning communication, the military stressed that the measures taken were preventive and aimed at ensuring safety and protection of airspace, peculiarly in areas adjacent to high-risk areas.
The activity of the armed forces is simply a consequence of the announcement of an extended air alarm throughout Ukraine. Russian troops lead a massive attack utilizing maneuvering missiles and conflict drones. The first information shows that anti-aircraft defence systems are launched in Kiev and Kiev Oblast, as well as in Ivanofrankowski Oblast.
As ensured:
The RCS Operations Command monitors the current situation and the subordinate forces and resources stay ready to respond immediately.
The attack was already predicted
Several hours before the Russian attacks, the president of Ukraine warned that during the period from 23 to 25 December, the largest massed Russian rocket attacks and drones could occur. According to the media from the east, the mark of Tuesday's impact is the energy infrastructure in the central and western parts of the country. In a video released late in the evening on Monday, Volodymyr Zelenski besides reported that on Tuesday he was expecting the return of his negotiating squad following talks with United States peculiar Envoy Steve Witkoff, held in Miami, Florida.
Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Pieskov assessed that separate US and Russia talks about the end of the war in Ukraine, conducted over the past weekend in Miami, should not be considered as groundbreaking. On Monday night, Reuters provided this information, citing Russian media.
