Poland Claims Russian Missile May Have Struck Its Territory
Polish authorities are investigating whether the object was a Russian Kh-101 missile after radar tracked it over western Ukraine and into Polish airspace, officials said.
- On Thursday, an object crashed into a field near Targowisko, Poland, leaving a large crater after a massive overnight Russian strike on Ukraine prompted Warsaw to scramble fighter jets and place air defenses on high alert.
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated the projectile was a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile that crossed into Polish airspace, though Polish officials have not yet confirmed the specific weapon type involved.
- NATO military headquarters spokesperson Martine O'Donnell said the alliance activated air defenses in response to the intrusion, with Polish F-16s and other aircraft scrambled after radar tracked an unidentified object moving westward inside Polish airspace.
- At approximately 5:58 am local time, residents in the Lublin Voivodeship reported a massive explosion that woke them, with emergency crews and police securing the crater near Tarnawa-Kolonia, about 95 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that potential Russian provocations testing NATO's resolve could prove critical in coming months, as the incident underscores intensifying security challenges on the alliance's eastern flank.
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PM Tusk says Russian missile appears to have come down in eastern Poland
An object that came down in eastern Poland overnight appears to be a Russian missile, as authorities found a crater and scattered debris in a field following reports of an explosion.
Warsaw accused Moscow of being at the origin of the firing of a missile that crashed in Poland, without causing any injuries.
This is a Kh-101 missile launched as part of a night of attacks against Ukraine.
Outrage among European leaders has generated the impact in Poland, a member country of NATO, of a possible Russian missile in the midst of a mass attack by Moscow against Ukraine, raising tensions in the region. Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, described on its social networks as “another unacceptable violation” ... Continue reading “Tension in NATO: impact of possible Russian missile in Poland triggers outrage among E…
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