Published Jul 31, 2026, 11:34 AM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 1 source

Polish officials have now confirmed that the missile which struck a field Thursday near a town in Southeastern Poland, causing a large crater but thankfully no injuries, was indeed a Russian Kh-101 air-launched cruise missile, which entered the country via its border with Ukraine. Authorities have refused to rule out that the act may have been a deliberate “provocation” from Russia, with the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs having summoned the Russian Ambassador.

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Polish officials have now confirmed that the missile which struck a field Thursday near a town in Southeastern Poland, causing a large crater but thankfully no injuries, was indeed a Russian Kh-101 air-launched cruise missile, which entered the country via its border with Ukraine. Authorities have refused to rule out that the act may have been a deliberate “provocation” from Russia, with the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs having summoned the Russian Ambassador.