Russia launched more than 70 missiles and about 280 drones, Zelensky said in a statement on the Telegram app. The capital Kyiv and the western region of Lviv on Ukraine’s border with Poland were the main focus of the attack, the Ukrainian air force said. Poland, a European Union ‌and Nato member, scrambled fighter jets to secure its airspace during the attack. Zelensky added that only the “extraordinary expertise” of Ukrainian air defence units helped save lives when air-defence missiles were not provided or delivered slowly. Air defence units shot down 55 missiles and 265 drones but only one of nine ballistic missiles, Ukraine’s air force ⁠said, adding that 11 missiles and 17 drones hit targets at 20 locations.