On July 30, a Russian missile is believed to have crashed in Poland’s Lublin Voivodeship, and pyrotechnicians are examining its debris. Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed a violation of Polish airspace and convened a coordination group.
This was reported by Wirtualna Polska, citing a source in the Polish government, as well as by Donald Tusk.
According to Wirtualna Polska, the available information indicates that a Russian missile may have crashed near the village of Tarnawa-Kolonia. The final identification of the recovered debris is still underway.
Analysts who monitor Russian strikes on Ukraine suggest that a Russian Kh-101 air-launched cruise missile may have entered Polish airspace.
At around 04:00, air-raid sirens sounded in several areas of the Lublin region. At 03:40, Polish radar systems detected an unidentified object moving westward.
An on-duty F-16 fighter jet was sent to identify and intercept the target. At 03:46, the object disappeared from radar before it could be identified.
The crew of a Mi-24 helicopter located the probable crash site in an undeveloped area near Tarnawa-Kolonia. A crater about ten metres in diameter and debris from an unidentified object were found approximately two kilometres from residential buildings. Police counterterrorism officers, the Military Gendarmerie and Poland’s Internal Security Agency are working at the scene.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the airspace violation occurred during a massive Russian missile attack on western regions of Ukraine. He convened a coordination group involving the defence minister and the services working at the scene.
