NATO confirms Russian missile crossed into Poland as domestic political fallout splits Warsaw

The Moscow Times—NATO has confirmed the object that crashed near Tarnawa-Kolonia, Poland, was a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile, ending days of ambiguity after Polish officials said only it 'appeared' to have come down there. The confirmation is now entangled in domestic politics, with PM Tusk accusing the president of a 'medal blunder' — exposing a rift in the ruling party ahead of 2027 elections. NATO's Gen. Grynkewich vowed to defend alliance territory, and von der Leyen called the incursion an 'unacceptable violation' of EU airspace, as the EU disbursed $4 billion to Ukraine hours later. The missile was part of a barrage that killed at least 8 people in Ukraine, with the object spending over seven minutes in Polish airspace.

• The Moscow Times — Mi-24 helicopter crew located the crater … it came down about 2km from the nearest buildings
• TVP World (Poland) — NATO confirms airspace violation in Poland was Russian missile
• Notes from Poland — PM Tusk says Russian Kh-101 missile likely crashed in eastern Poland
• The Irish Times — Russia accused of violating Polish airspace after missile explodes near village
• DNyuz — reported the missile flew for six minutes before crashing
• HuffPost — World — Poland investigates missile crash aftermath of Russian attack on Ukraine
• Fox News — crater near Tarnawa-Kolonia measured about 33 feet wide
• CBS News — 70+ missiles + 280+ drones in the barrage, 260+ drones intercepted … Trump promised Ukraine licenses to build its own Patriot interceptors
• The Straits Times — Poland's Tusk says Russian missile appears to have come down in country's east
• Politico Europe — Polish PM Tusk: evidence points to Russian cruise missile striking Polish territory
• Straight Arrow News — crater found 55 miles from Ukraine's border
• Washington Examiner — 52 of the barrage's missiles were Kh-101 cruise types
• South China Morning Post — Zelensky published the attack tally via Telegram
• Deutsche Welle — residents reported an explosion ~4am that rattled windows … F-16 scrambled after radar detected the object at 3:40am
• Al Jazeera — Poland says Russian missile breaches NATO airspace
• Business Insider — crater measured 10m wide, 5m deep … 60+ Kh-101 missiles in the barrage
• Guardian — Russia accused of violating Polish airspace after missile explosion near village
• Reuters — PM Tusk says Russian missile appears to have come down in eastern Poland
• CBS News — Russia slams Ukraine with deadly strikes as Poland alleges Moscow breached NATO airspace
• New York Times — initial reporting: investigators hadn't yet confirmed what struck Poland, before NATO's later confirmation