During Russia's massive attack on Ukraine, an "unidentified flying object" landed in Poland. Hours after the incident, the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, General Wiesław Kukula, said that all evidence indicated that it was a Russian missile.
On the day Russia launched one of its largest missile strikes on Ukraine, the aircraft first entered Poland from Ukraine and then returned to Ukraine, the general said.
“Everything indicates that the Russian missile entered Polish airspace… In addition, it left our airspace,” the general told reporters.
According to the Polish military, the missile was in Poland for about three minutes, traveling about 40 kilometers inland. This event preceded several hours of searching for missile debris.
Russia has not commented on the matter. However, earlier this morning, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that from December 23 to 29, 50 group strikes and one massive strike using “precision weapons” and drones were carried out on the territory of Ukraine.
Rocket in Poland
According to a Lublin journalist for Gazeta Vyborcha, an unknown object was spotted near Hrubieszów, located 5 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.
"We received a report of an unidentified object near Hrubieszów on radar, which disappeared. There is currently no confirmation whether it fell on the territory of our province. We are in contact with the military police and the police of the Lublin province," said Voivode Krzysztof Komorski.
Twenty soldiers and many law enforcement officers were sent to search for the missile debris. Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk held urgent meetings.
The object, moving at high speed, was spotted by residents of the Dolgobychów commune in the Lublin region, the area where a missile from Ukraine exploded a year ago, killing two people.
This is the third time that missiles have entered Polish airspace during Russian attacks on Ukraine. Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat considers this a signal to allies to strengthen Ukrainian air defenses. His words became yet another confirmation of the need to strengthen air defense systems to protect Ukraine and Europe from possible threats.
