Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha confirmed that a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile crossed into Poland overnight, leaving a 33-foot-wide crater in a field near the village of Tarnawa-Kolonia. The incident occurred as part of Russia's massive strike against Ukraine, violating NATO airspace, according to Sybiha.
Discovery and Response
Polish authorities discovered the landing site and scattered debris after reports of an explosion near the southeastern village. Fighter jets were scrambled, but Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated there was no immediate danger as the missile fell in an uninhabited area. Local officials said the farmland where the crater was found is approximately 1.2 miles from the nearest residential buildings.
Investigation Underway
Tusk noted that the object 'looks like' a Russian missile, but authorities do not have '100% certainty' about its type. Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced an investigation to determine the exact nature of the object that landed near the village. Sirens were heard in Lublin, Poland's eighth-largest city, for several minutes to warn of potential Russian strikes.
Sybiha wrote on X: 'Overnight, a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile crossed into Poland as part of Russia’s massive strike against Ukraine, violating NATO airspace.' No injuries or casualties have been reported.
