Missile killing two people at southern Poland grain facility in Nov 2022 was confirmed as S-300 5-W-55 fired from Ukraine.

Military & Paramilitary OperationsHigh-Tech Military ToolsCruise / ballistic missiles

Unclassified

Summary

Polish experts have confirmed that the missile responsible for killing two people at a grain facility in southern Poland in November 2022 was an S-300 5-W-55 air-defense missile fired from Ukrainian territory.

Classification

Confidence: High

The confirmed identification of the missile and origin points to a military weapons incident affecting civilians, indicating hybrid warfare but the missile was fired from Ukraine, which is not the aggressor in this context regarding Poland.

Source URL

https://x.com/visegrad24/status/1706831730416423011

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: hwt_web_submit
Submitted: Sep 2, 2026, 09:03 UTC
Last updated: Nov 6, 2026, 20:38 UTC
Event time: Sep 27, 2023, 00:42 UTC

Published as a hybrid-warfare signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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  "source_reliability": "C",
  "info_credibility": "3",
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  "location_coordinates_lat": 49.9219,
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  "signal_type": "HYBRID_SIGNAL",
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  "event_time_utc": "2023-09-27T00:42:50.000Z",
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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: ModerateAttribution: HighSingle sourceTime: UnknownLocation: Exact

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Sep 27, 2023, 00:42 UTC

Event time confidence

unknown

Location

Grain facility, southern Poland

Primary actor

Ukrainian military

Country

Poland

Countries

Poland

Tags

missile, S-300, Ukraine, Poland, civilian casualties, grain facility

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