{"id":118775,"date":"2026-07-30T19:35:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/did-the-russians-intentionally-target-last-minute-announcement-from-nato-and-tusk-about-the-missile-crashed-in-poland\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T09:34:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T06:34:54","slug":"did-the-russians-intentionally-target-last-minute-announcement-from-nato-and-tusk-about-the-missile-crashed-in-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/did-the-russians-intentionally-target-last-minute-announcement-from-nato-and-tusk-about-the-missile-crashed-in-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"Did the Russians intentionally target? Last-minute announcement from NATO and Tusk about the missile crashed in Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NATO confirms that the missile that crashed in Poland was of Russian origin. It penetrated the country&#8217;s airspace and crashed about 100 kilometers from the border.<\/strong><br\/><br\/>Alliance representatives have reported that they activated, together with Poland, the air and ground defense systems, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/realitatea.md\/nu-exista-motive-sa-se-creada-ca-polonia-a-fost-tinta-nato-confirma-ca-racheta-prabusira-era-ruseasca\/\">realitatea.md.<\/a> The type of missile is yet to be determined.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;In response to a Russian missile, of a type still unknown, which penetrated Polish airspace and subsequently crashed on Polish territory &#8211; one of the numerous missiles launched by Russia over Ukraine during the night &#8211; NATO and Poland have activated their air and ground defense systems,&#8221; NATO officials have reported.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that <em>&#8220;there is no reason to believe that Poland was the target.&#8221;<\/em> The incident is still under investigation.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NATO confirms that the missile that crashed in Poland was of Russian origin. 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