### [2026-07-30](/feed/2026/07/30/index.md) ##### Russo-Ukrainian war # An armed Russian Kh-101 cruise missile enters Polish airspace around Lublin, prompting NATO to scramble fighter jets. At around 03:40 a.m. local time it explodes in the countryside close to Tarnawa-Kolonia, 90 kilometers from the border with Ukraine. ### Sources: 1. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/30/nato-jets-scramble-as-russian-missile-detonates-in-poland) 2. [DW](https://www.dw.com/en/poland-says-russian-ballistic-missile-violated-airspace/a-78172288) 3. [TVN24 in Polish](https://tvn24.pl/polska/rosyjska-rakieta-naruszyla-polska-przestrzen-powietrzna-opis-zdarzen-minuta-po-minucie-st9166879) 4. [The Kyiv Independent](https://kyivindependent.com/russian-kh-101-missile-fall-in-poland-during-mass-attack-on-ukraine-official-confirms/) ### Changes: 1. A Kh-101 cruise missile enters Polish airspace around Lublin, prompting NATO to scramble fighter jets. At around 00:40 a.m. local time it explodes leaving a crater in Tarnawa-Kolonia, 80 km from the border with Ukraine. _2026-07-31 03:55:39 (First version)_ 2. An armed Kh-101 cruise missile enters Polish airspace around Lublin, prompting NATO to scramble fighter jets. At around 03:40 a.m. local time it explodes in the countryside close to Tarnawa-Kolonia, 80 km from the border with Ukraine. _2026-07-31 13:55:51 (Update)_ 2. An armed Russian Kh-101 cruise missile enters Polish airspace around Lublin, prompting NATO to scramble fighter jets. At around 03:40 a.m. local time it explodes in the countryside close to Tarnawa-Kolonia, 90 kilometers from the border with Ukraine. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [At least 22 people are killed and 56 others are injured in a Russian ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. 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