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A Russian cruise missile crossed into Poland, Ukraine's foreign minister says

Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said “a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile crossed into Poland as part of Russia’s massive strike against Ukraine, violating Nato airspace.”

Polish authorities have yet to formally identify the object that exploded in eastern Poland.

“This is yet another clear demonstration that strengthening Ukraine’s air defence now is urgent and serves as a guarantee for the protection of the entire Euro-Atlantic community,” Sybiha said.

Referencing recent bitter disputes between Poland and Ukraine over shared history, Sybiha added:

“The Russian missile incursion into Poland also serves as a reminder that there is nothing more urgent for our two countries than countering our common, ages-old enemy, which poses a direct threat to both of our nations.

All other disagreements must be put aside during this brutal war. Our top priority must be our shared security.”

Morning opening: At least 13 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine as Poland investigates airspace violation

At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured in another night of heavy Russian attacks on Ukraine, with neighbouring Poland also investigating an reported airspace violation and explosion on its territory.

Russia launched 74 missiles and 284 drones against targets in Ukraine, with casualties reported primarily in Dnipropetrovsk and Lviv regions.

“This Russian terror once again proves that protection against the Russian missile threat is the most important,” Zelenskyy said in response to the attacks, adding Ukraine faced a “critical shortage of air defence missiles from our partners”.

Meanwhile, neighbouring Poland is examining an impact site in the east of the country after “an unidentified object moving westward was detected in Polish airspace” and crashed near the village of Tarnawa-Kolonia, some 80 km from the Polish-Ukrainian border.

Local police said that officers investigating reports of a loud bang “discovered a crated and scattered debris from an unidentified object in a field located about 2 km from the nearest buildings.”

Separately, air raid sirens sounded in the eastern city of Lublin. The incident took place just hours after Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Lublin with Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk.

Tusk is travelling to the impact site this morning, a government spokesperson said.

Separately, I will also keep an eye on the heatwave hitting large parts of western Europe, and ongoing battle against wildfires in France and Spain.

I will bring you all the updates here.

It’s Thursday, 30 July 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.

Good morning.