Russian Kh-101 missile that crashed in Poland was made in 2026, prosecutor says
File photo: Polish experts examined a Russian missile that crashed near Lublin (Getty Images)
A Russian Kh-101 cruise missile, manufactured in the second quarter of 2026, fell in the Lublin Voivodeship of Poland, according to Marcin Kozak, a spokesperson for the District Prosecutor’s Office in Lublin.
According to a spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office, Polish experts conducted a preliminary examination of the scene and collected evidence that helped determine the origin of the munition.
"Preliminary examination of the site and the traces found, that is, fragments of the aerial object, allows us to unequivocally confirm what kind of object we are dealing with. It is a Kh-101 missile, manufactured in the second quarter of 2026 at one of the facilities in the Moscow region," Kozak states.
He also adds that a Ukrainian expert, who arrived in Poland on Thursday evening, was involved in the process of identifying the missile.
Russian missile in Poland
On the night of July 30, an air raid alert was issued in eastern Poland due to a massive Russian strike on western regions of Ukraine. Reports soon emerged that one or two missiles may have briefly entered Polish airspace.
Later, residents of the Lublin Voivodeship reported powerful explosions. Subsequently, a large crater was discovered in a field near the village of Tarnawa-Kolonia, which, according to preliminary data, may have been caused by the impact of an unidentified object.
Following this, Ukraine’s acting Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile had flown over Polish territory that night.
Later, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk reported that the missile that fell on Polish territory on July 30 was equipped with a warhead. According to him, it most likely came from Russian territory.
