Russian missile crashes in Poland amid Ukraine attack

A Russian missile crashed in eastern Poland early on Thursday, July 30, 2026, during a massive overnight Russian attack on Ukraine, violating NATO airspace and leaving a large crater in a field. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said preliminary indications point to the object being a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile, though a formal investigation is ongoing.

The object was detected moving westward in Polish airspace and disappeared from radar at approximately 3:40 a.m. local time. A helicopter crew later located the probable crash site in an uninhabited area near the village of Tarnawa-Kolonia in Lublin province, roughly 90 to 100 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. Police responding to reports of a loud blast found a crater approximately 10 meters (33 feet) wide and scattered debris in a field about 2 kilometers from the nearest residential buildings. Tusk stated there was no direct threat to residents and that Polish forces were prepared to shoot the object down had it continued its flight toward populated areas.

Polish military officials reported that air defense radars had tracked at least a dozen missiles over western Ukraine overnight, with one coming within about 5...