NATO fighter jets were scrambled and ground-based air defense systems put on high alert in Poland and Romania during an overnight Russian attack on Ukraine.

Tensions rose after a blast damaged the Warsaw-Lublin rail line, which has been used to deliver aid to Ukraine, and a Russian missile attack killed at least 25 people in Ternopil.

Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov takes part in the Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting convened by the United Kingdom and Germany at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium April 11, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman KYIV (Reuters) -Kyiv will hold consultations in Switzerland with the U.

The reported ultimatum marks a sharp escalation in Washington’s efforts to push Russia and Ukraine toward negotiations.

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A Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s western city of Ternopil has killed at least 25 people, including three children.