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

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday that an object that crashed into a field in eastern Poland was probably a Russian missile. The unidentified object caused a 10m-wide (33ft) crater a short distance from the village of Tarnawa Kolonia, 92km (57 miles) from the border with Ukraine. Tusk initially stated that "all the indications" were that the missile that violated Polish airspace was a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile. He later said that according to military experts, the majority of "recovered fragments point to it being a Russian Kh-101 missile."

No casualties were reported in Thursday's incident. Tusk stated there was no immediate threat as it had not landed in a built-up area, adding that "we were prepared to shoot it down if had continued its flight." Nato is in close contact with Polish authorities, and Gen Alexus G Grynkewich said the Western defensive alliance would "continue to take all necessary measures to defend Nato territory." Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said about 20 objects were seen close to Polish airspace overnight and pyrotechnical analysis was being carried out. Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha declared that a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile had "crossed into Poland as part of Russia's massive strike against Ukraine, violating Nato airspace."