- An explosion in Poland left a 10m-wide crater after Russia launched an overnight missile attack on Ukraine.
- The missile detection coincided with a night of Russian strikes on Ukraine that killed at least eight people and left more than a dozen wounded.
- Polish armed forces are investigating a possible missile incursion after fighter jets were scrambled and sirens sounded in the eastern border city of Lublin in response to the Russian attack.
- Four adults and two girls aged five and twelve were killed by a ballistic missile that detonated in a house near the central city of Kryvyi.
- In Lviv, more than 20 residential buildings were targeted in heavy Russian strikes.
- Russia’s overnight strikes across Ukraine resulted in at least 13 deaths and dozens of injuries.
- In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian forces killed a six-year-old girl and boys aged 11 and 17 in a mass attack targeting civilian infrastructure.
An unidentified object believed to be a missile was detected in Polish airspace early Thursday, leading to an investigation by Polish armed forces. The object disappeared from radar before a 10m-wide crater was discovered near Tarnawa-Kolonia, approximately 60 miles from the Ukraine border.1
This incident coincided with a night of intense Russian missile strikes on Ukraine, which resulted in at least 13 fatalities and numerous injuries. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had previously warned of a potential escalation, urging citizens to heed air raid alerts.
Polish authorities reported that at least 12 missiles were observed over western Ukraine, raising concerns about their trajectory potentially threatening Polish airspace. If confirmed, this would mark the first instance of a Russian missile crashing into Poland since the onset of the Ukraine war, representing a serious escalation of the conflict.
Local police reported that residents were awakened by a “loud bang” before discovering the crater, which was located in a rural area surrounded by forests. An Mi-24 helicopter was dispatched to the site, and counter-terrorism units were deployed to investigate the incident further.
The operational command of the Polish armed forces stated that they had not yet identified the object that crashed into their territory, but the situation remains under close scrutiny as tensions continue to rise in the region.
“Polish armed forces reported that at least 12 missiles were observed over western Ukraine, raising concerns about a potential missile incursion. Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy warned of a critical shortage of air defense missiles, which is exacerbating civilian casualties amid ongoing Russian strikes.”
Euronews.com
