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Polish Missile Incident
Tracked across 3 sources · Updated 5h ago
During a Russian missile attack on Ukraine, a missile landed in eastern Poland, prompting Poland to scramble fighter jets and summon the Russian ambassador.
How it unfolded
23h ago
Poland summons Russian ambassador over missile
2d ago
Polish PM says missile likely Russian after airspace violation
2d ago
Russia strikes Kyiv, Poland scrambles jets
What happened earlier
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Full story →Poland summons Russian ambassador after missile lands on its territory
Poland summoned the Russian ambassador and handed him a protest note after a Russian missile landed on Polish territory.
Warsaw confirmed the projectile was a Russian Kh-101 missile, which came down in eastern Poland on Thursday.
The incident is the latest in a series of airspace incursions on NATO's eastern flank, fueling fears of spillover from the war in Ukraine.
Earlier · 2d ago
Full story →1 killed as Russia launches fresh strikes on Kyiv; Poland scrambles fighter jets
Russian ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least one person on July 30, 2026.
Poland scrambled fighter jets to protect its airspace amid the strikes, as confirmed by the Polish Armed Forces.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned of a massive Russian attack and urged allies to provide anti-missile defences.
Zelenskiy said U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to give Ukraine licenses for Patriot missiles.