Ukraine-wide air alert during Kiev summit
At 10:30 a.m., sirens sounded in Kiev, Kharkov and Zaporozhye regions. Within minutes, they were heated across the country, Ukrainskaia Pravda. reports. According to the source, Ukrainians are urged to urgently go to shelters.
Ukrainian media reports that the Belarusian Monitoring Project has reported a long-range radar tracking aircraft and a MiG-31K fighter jet. According to the source, it can carry hypersonic Kinzhal missiles.
Specifically, at 10:24, a Russian Aerospace Forces MiG-31K reportedly took off from Machulishchi airfield, and at 10:44, a second Russian MiG-31K followed it.
In the afternoon of 2 February, Russia and Belarus announced the completion of "State of the Union tactical flight exercises". However, the Ukrainian General Staff said in the evening that the enemy had not moved its aircraft to permanent bases.
Later, "Belarusian Guyun", quoted by Ukrainskaia Pravda, reported that that could mean that the Russian Federation decided to strengthen its permanent air presence in Belarus.
Our website reports that the first EU-Ukraine summit since the Russian invasion is taking place in Kiev today, with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, among others.
