Event a874a9e0-8370-4a46-a2be-d00b03e0b286

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Aviation Country: Poland Country: Russia Country: Ukraine
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Event Time
2y ago
Created
1mo ago
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Updated
1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Poland Confirms That Russian Missile Violated Its Airspace

Short Summary: Russian missile violated Polish airspace during a Ukrainian attack, confirmed by Polish military.

Description

On December 29, 2023, the Polish Armed Forces General Staff announced that a Russian missile violated Polish airspace before re-entering Ukraine. The incident occurred during a large-scale Russian missile attack on Ukraine.

Evidence

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"The Polish Armed Forces General Staff has announced that a Russian missile violated Polish airspace on Friday, 29 December."
"Everything points to the conclusion that a Russian missile has entered Polish airspace. We have confirmation of this on national and allied radars", General Wiesław Kukuła, Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army, said at a briefing."
"Postal News, citing sources, previously reported that a Russian Kh-22 or Kh-101 cruise missile most likely entered Polish airspace, which then re-entered Ukraine and was shot down by its air defences."
"A flying object moving at high speed was observed by residents of the Gmina Dolybniczów in the Lublin Voivodeship."
"The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces confirmed the incident."
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