Poland confirms Russian Kh-101 missile crash on its territory
Photo: Kh-101 missiles (Russian media)
The missile that violated Polish airspace on the night of July 30 was a Russian Kh-101, according to Deputy Minister of National Defense of Poland Cezary Tomczyk.
"I spoke with the operational commander, General Novak, and we can confirm with full certainty that it was a Russian X-101 missile (…), that is, a cruise missile capable of carrying even nuclear warheads, which exploded upon impact with the ground. It is a potentially very dangerous missile," he emphasizes.
Tomczyk notes that Russia usually fires 10 or 20 missiles at Ukraine, but this time there were approximately 70 missiles in total. He states that at 3 a.m., 20 missiles were heading toward Poland.
Tomczyk adds that a Ukrainian pilot tracked the missile all the way to the state border, after which it changed course 20 seconds before potentially entering Polish airspace to avoid being shot down by Polish F-16s.
When asked whether the Russians’ missile launch was intentional, Tomczyk replies that every possibility is on the table.
Russian missile in Poland
On the night of July 30, an air raid alert was issued in eastern Poland due to a large-scale Russian attack on western regions of Ukraine. Shortly thereafter, reports emerged that one or two missiles may have briefly violated Polish airspace.
Subsequently, residents of the Lublin Voivodeship reported loud explosions. Later, a large crater was discovered in a field near the village of Tarnawa-Kolonia. According to preliminary information, it may have been caused by the impact of an unidentified object.
Following this, Ukraine’s acting Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha stated that a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile had flown over Polish territory that night.
Following this, Ukraine’s acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrii Sybiha, reported that a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile had flown over Polish territory that night.
Later, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that the missile, which fell on Polish territory on July 30, was equipped with a warhead. According to him, it most likely came from Russian territory.
