Polish Prime Minister Suggests Russian Missile Fell Near Tarnawa Kolonia
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that an object that crashed into a field in eastern Poland in the early hours of Thursday was likely a Russian Kh-101 ballistic missile, amid escalating tensions with Ukraine.
The crater, about 10 metres across, lies only a short distance from the village of Tarnawa Kolonia – roughly 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the Ukrainian border – and was created just hours after Russian forces fired a strike on the Ukrainian city of Lviv.
All indications point to a Kh‑101 missile, but Tusk stated that the Polish government wants to be certain of its origin and launch details. The object was seen by Polish air defence systems at 03:40 local time (01:40 UTC) and was intercepted by an F‑16 fighter jet before it disappeared from radar screens.
Ukraine’s acting Foreign Minister Andrii Sybih earlier confirmed that a Russian Kh‑101 cruise missile crossed into Polish airspace as part of a massive attack on Ukraine, violating NATO territory. Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz reported that about 20 objects were seen near Polish airspace overnight and is conducting pyrotechnical analysis to confirm the missile type.
Tusk said no casualties were reported from the crash, though the incident is being treated as serious. The Prime Minister met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Lublin the day before, after Zelensky returned from talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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