President’s Office appeals to Europe to "close the sky" over Ukraine

The Office of the President of Ukraine has called on European countries to "close the sky over Ukraine" following a massive Russian missile attack and an incident on the border with Poland on 15 November.

Source: Mykhailo Podoliak, Advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine, on Twitter; Oleksii Reznikov, Minister of Defence of Ukraine, on Twitter

Quote from Podoliak: "There is no need to look for excuses and postpone key decisions. It is time for Europe to ‘close the sky over Ukraine’. For its own security as well."

Details: Podoliak reminded us that Russia is responsible both for the massive missile attacks on Ukraine and for the rapidly growing risks to bordering countries.

Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov added that the incident on the border with Poland is "the reality we have been warning about. We were asking to close the sky, because the sky has no borders."

Reznikov said that unguided Russian missiles are dangerous not only for Ukraine, but also pose a threat to neighbouring countries, members of the European Union and NATO.

"The gloves are off. Time to win," the minister added.

Previously:

• On 15 November, Russian missiles struck the city of Kyiv, as well as Khmelnytskyi, Rivne, Volyn, Lviv, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava and Kharkiv oblasts. Air defence systems were activated in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Poltava, Vinnytsia, Sumy, Zhytomyr and Ternopil oblasts.
• The Ukrainian Air Force reported that the Russian invaders launched around 100 missiles on Ukraine, surpassing the massive attack on 10 October, when Russia launched 84 missiles on Ukraine.
• 70 out of 90 Russian missiles were shot down; however, more than 7 million people were left without power.
• A Russian missile crossed into Poland, landing not far from the Polish-Ukrainian border, and killing two people. The Polish Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki,  urgently convened a meeting of Poland’s Committee of the Council of Ministers for National Security and Defence.
• The Polish government has decided to improve the combat-readiness of certain military units following the explosion near the border with Ukraine.

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