Russia has been accused of violating Polish airspace after a missile exploded in a field in the east of the country, triggering Nato air defences. The missile crashed in an uninhabited rural area, creating a crater about 10 metres wide, but caused no casualties.
Polish PM says missile 'looked like' Russian Kh-101
Poland's prime minister, Donald Tusk, said the missile 'looked like' a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile, a view confirmed by early military assessment. Russia used the same type of missile in strikes against Ukraine last night, which killed at least nine people.
Tusk: 'No reason to think Poland was the intended target'
Tusk insisted that there was 'no reason to think Poland was the intended target,' as investigators look into how it ended up within Polish and Nato airspace. Nato said it was in contact with the Polish authorities and stressed it would 'take all necessary measures to defend Nato territory.' The incident was widely condemned by top EU and European leaders.
