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Comment on Russian missile enters NATO airspace, crashes in Poland by Mark B
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Comments for UK Defence Journal
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has condemned the violation of Polish airspace by a Russian missile that crashed in a field in eastern Poland, saying the alliance will continue to strengthen its readiness to defend against any threat, including missile attacks.
Writing on X on 30 July following a conversation with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Rutte said: “Discussed with @donaldtusk the violation of Poland’s airspace by a Russian missile.
We stand in solidarity with Poland and will continue to strengthen our readiness to defend against any threat, including missile attacks.”
At 3:40am a separate unidentified object was tracked moving westward inside Polish airspace, prompting a standby F-16 to be scrambled.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha was among the first to identify the weapon publicly, writing that a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile had crossed into Polish airspace.