An unidentified object that crashed into a field in eastern Poland on Thursday morning was likely a Russian missile, according to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The incident created a 10-meter-wide crater near the village of Tarnawa Kolonia, approximately 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the Ukrainian border, during a Russian assault 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 special meeting in Lublin. Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha earlier stated that a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile had "crossed into Poland as part of Russia's massive strike against Ukraine, violating Nato airspace."
Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz reported that around 20 objects were detected near Polish airspace overnight, and pyrotechnical analysis is underway to identify the object that fell near Tarnawa Kolonia. Poland's military detected the object at approximately 03:40 local time and scrambled an F-16 fighter jet before it disappeared from radar systems minutes later.
Tusk confirmed there were no reported casualties but emphasized that the incident was being treated with seriousness. The Polish leader had met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Lublin the previous evening, shortly after Zelensky concluded talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.