During Russia's massive attack on Ukraine, an "unidentified flying object" landed in Poland. A few hours after the incident, the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, General Weslaw Kukula, said that all the evidence points to the fact that it was a Russian missile.
On the day when Russia struck Ukraine with one of the largest missile strikes, the above-mentioned aerial object first entered Poland from the side of Ukraine, and then returned back to Ukraine, the general said.
"Everything indicates that the Russian missile penetrated the airspace of Poland... In addition, it left our airspace," the general told reporters.
According to the Polish military, the missile was in Poland for about three minutes, having traveled about 40 kilometers inland. These events preceded several hours of searching for the wreckage of the rocket.
Russia has not commented on this matter. However, earlier in the morning, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that from December 23 to 29, 50 group and one massive strike with "high-precision weapons" and unmanned aerial vehicles were carried out on the territory of Ukraine.
Rocket in Poland
According to the Lublin journalist "Gazeta Vyborchai", an unknown object was recorded near Hrubeshov, located 5 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.
"We received a message about an unidentified object near Grubeshov on the radar, which disappeared. Currently, there is no confirmation whether it fell on the territory of our voivodeship. We are in contact with the military police and the police of the Lublin Voivodeship," said Voivode Krzysztof Komorski.
20 soldiers and many law enforcement officers were sent to search for the wreckage of the rocket. President of Poland Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk held urgent meetings.
The object, which was moving at high speed, was spotted by residents of the Dolgobychuv commune in the Lublin region, the territory where a rocket from Ukraine exploded a year ago, killing two people.
This is the third time that missiles have penetrated Polish airspace during Russia's attacks on Ukraine. Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat considers this a signal for allies to strengthen Ukrainian air defense. His words became another confirmation of the need to strengthen air defense systems to protect Ukraine and Europe from possible threats.
