Poland protests to Russian ambassador over missile incursion

What the report says

Poland has protested to Russia after a missile crossed into its territory and landed in the eastern village of Tarnawa Kolonia in the Lublin region, according to Al Jazeera’s reporting on Friday, July 31, 2026. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the Russian ambassador was summoned after Warsaw identified the projectile as a Russian Kh-101 missile. Polish officials said there were no casualties or injuries in the incident.

The foreign ministry said it delivered a clear condemnation of what it described as hostile actions that threatened the security of a sovereign state and its citizens. Warsaw also said the incident was tied to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and warned that any further escalation near the European Union and NATO border is unacceptable. Al Jazeera reported that the episode adds to a series of drone and missile incursions affecting NATO’s eastern flank, including Poland, Romania and the Baltic states.

Poland’s defence minister said the missile appeared to have been manufactured recently, pointing to fresh Russian production as Moscow continues its nightly strikes on Ukraine. That assessment, if correct, would support broader claims that Russian stockpiles are being depleted during the more than four-year war. The report said experts at the scene and prosecutors in Lublin also said the missile’s type was consistent with Russian strategic aviation.