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Missile that left crater deep inside Poland was probably Russian - Polish PM

A Russian missile likely struck a field in eastern Poland early Thursday, creating a 10-meter-wide crater approximately 100 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that indications point to a Russian Kh-101 ballistic missile, though certainty regarding its type and origin is pending.

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Missile that left crater deep inside Poland was probably Russian - Polish PM
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A Russian missile likely struck a field in eastern Poland early Thursday, creating a 10-meter-wide crater approximately 100 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that indications point to a Russian Kh-101 ballistic missile, though certainty regarding its type and origin is pending. Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha reported that a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile had entered Polish airspace during a large-scale Russian attack on Lviv. No casualties were reported, and the incident is being treated seriously, with no immediate threat due to its landing in an unpopulated area. Polish authorities were prepared to intercept the object if it had continued its trajectory.

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There were no reports of casualties in the incident.

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The object caused a 10m-wide crater near Tarnawa Kolonia, about 100km from the Ukraine border.

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Poland was prepared to shoot down the object if it had continued its flight.

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The missile crossed into Poland as part of Russia's massive strike against Ukraine, violating Nato airspace.

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An object that crashed in Poland was probably a Russian Kh-101 ballistic missile.

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said an object that crashed into a field in eastern Poland in the early hours of Thursday was probably a Russian missile.The unidentified object caused a 10m-wide (33ft) crater a short distance from the village of Tarnawa Kolonia, about 100km (62 miles) from the border with Ukraine during a Russian attack on the city of Lviv."All the indications are that it was a Russian Kh-101 ballistic missile, but we want to be 100% certain about the type of missile and who launched it," Tusk said during a specially convened meeting in nearby Lublin.Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said earlier on Thursday that a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile had "crossed into Poland as part of Russia's massive strike against Ukraine, violating Nato airspace".Tusk said he was in contact with fellow European leaders before heading to the scene of Thursday's incident. There were no reports of casualties in Thursday's incident, he said, but it was being treated as serious. There was no immediate threat as it had not landed in a built-up area, Tusk added: "We were prepared to shoot it down if had continued its flight."A number of Russian drones and one unarmed Russian missile have landed in Poland since Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine began in February 2022. Two Polish farmers were killed by a missile that landed just over the border from Ukraine in November 2022, but that was believed to have been a Ukrainian air defence missile responding to a Russian attack.
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