Missile strike creates crater in eastern Poland
Polish authorities are investigating an object that crashed into a field, causing a significant crater.
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An object crashed into a field in eastern Poland during the early hours of Thursday, creating a 10-metre wide crater. The incident occurred near the village of Tarnawa Kolonia, approximately 100 kilometres from the Ukrainian border.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that all indications suggest the object was a Russian Kh-101 ballistic missile. However, he added that authorities are working to be completely certain of the missile's type and its origin. Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister, Andrii Sybiha, stated that a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile had entered Polish territory as part of a large-scale Russian assault on Ukraine, thereby breaching NATO airspace. Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz reported that around 20 objects were observed near Polish airspace overnight. Pyrotechnical analysis is currently underway to identify the object that impacted near Tarnawa Kolonia.
Military Response and Casualties
Poland's military detected the object at approximately 03:40 local time on Thursday. An F-16 fighter jet was dispatched to intercept it, but the object disappeared from radar systems minutes later. Prime Minister Tusk confirmed that no casualties were reported as a result of the incident. Despite the lack of injuries, Polish authorities are treating the event with significant seriousness.
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The incident follows a meeting between Prime Minister Tusk and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Lublin the previous evening. President Zelensky was returning from discussions with US President Donald Trump at the time.
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