Russian Kh-101 Missile Likely Entered Poland During Massive Attack on Ukraine, Tusk Says

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that all available evidence indicated a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile had violated Polish airspace during Moscow’s large-scale overnight attack on Ukraine.“We were ready to shoot down the missile if it had continued its flight,” Tusk said in comments released by his office, according to the Interfax-Ukraine on Thursday.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.“Everything indicates that it was a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile.”Tusk said Poland’s armed forces and pilots had responded “very quickly and effectively” to the incident. Polish military aircraft had been scrambled during the Russian attack to protect the NATO member’s airspace.Before the alert was issued, the Polish military scrambled fighter jets and deployed an airborne early warning aircraft to monitor the situation as Russian long-range bombers carried out strikes against Ukraine.

Poland scrambled F-16 fighter jets overnight after an unidentified object entered its airspace during Russia’s latest missile attack on Ukraine.Polish authorities later confirmed what appears to be an impact site near the village of Tarnawa-Kolonia in the Lublin region. Prime… pic.twitter.com/Jpyna6ItSP— KyivPost (@KyivPost) July 30, 2026