Poland investigates a crashed object near the border with Ukraine | Today’s news
Poland says it is investigating an unidentified object that crashed on its territory near the border with Ukraine during an intense Russian missile attack.
Air defense radars registered the object over Polish airspace before it crashed near the eastern village of Tarnawa-Kolonia, the armed forces’ operational command said in a post on Platform X on Thursday.
The frontline NATO member state said the incident occurred at 3:40 a.m. amid “intense long-range combat activity by the Russian Federation Air Force.” Radar tracked the movement of at least a dozen missiles operating over western Ukraine.
An F-16 fighter jet on duty was directed to the area of the object, which was moving westward, to identify and intercept it, according to a command statement. The object then disappeared from radar and the Mi-24 helicopter crew located the likely crash site near the village, which was secured by search and rescue services.
Government spokesman Adam Szlapka was not immediately available for comment. The village is about 100 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.
It is the latest in a series of incidents by Poland and other NATO allies as Russia continues waves of drone and missile attacks on Ukraine since President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion in 2022. Warsaw officials blamed Russian intelligence for the explosion on a busy rail route to Ukraine in November, two months after 19 Russian military drones flew deep into Polish airspace.
Poland asked for consultations with NATO allies after the drone incident in September, calling it an “act of aggression.” NATO member Romania shot down a drone that violated its airspace for the first time since the invasion last week.
A stray missile killed two people in the Polish village of Przewodow near the Ukrainian border in November 2022. The incident was later attributed to Ukrainian forces attempting to shoot down dozens of Russian missiles.
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