2022 missile explosion in Poland

{{Further|Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2022–present)#November}}

The explosion happened on a day when the Russian military extensively bombarded infrastructure all over Ukraine, the largest-scale attack so far. According to the Ukrainian Air Force Command, the Russian military launched 96 pieces of various types of weapons at Ukraine on 15 November.{{Cite news|url=https://www.wprost.pl/wojna-na-ukrainie/10959940/szokujaca-skala-ataku-rosjan-mogl-kosztowac-nawet-miliard-dolarow.html|title=Szokująca skala ataku Rosjan. Mógł kosztować nawet miliard dolarów|trans-title=The shocking scale of the Russian attack. It could cost up to a billion dollars|author=|work=Wprost|date=16 November 2022|access-date=17 November 2022|language=pl}} These included air and sea cruise missiles (Kh-555 and Kh-101, and Kalibr), Kh-59 guided missiles, Geran-1 and -2 attack drones, and Orlan-10 and Orion UAVs. According to Forbes, one Kalibr alone costs $6.5 million, and the Kh-101 missile costs $13 million. The Economic Pravda or Epravda ({{langx|uk|Економічна правда}}) calculated that Russia had spent between half a billion and a billion U.S. dollars worth of weaponry in the 15 November 2022 attack on Ukraine.

Polish media reported that two people (Bogusław Wos and Bogdan Ciupek){{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2022/11/16/polish-men-killed-by-missile-strike-identified/|title=Polish men killed by missile strike near Ukrainian border identified|date=16 November 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/men-killed-stray-missile-poland-28512745|title=Victims of stray Poland missile were family men, loyal workers and 'good people'|website=Daily Mirror|date=17 November 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bild.de/politik/ausland/politik/raketeneinschlag-in-polen-die-beiden-opfer-bogdan-1-und-2-halfen-ukrainischen-fl-81973488.bild.html|work=www.bild.de|title=Raketeneinschlag in Polen: Die beiden Opfer "Bogdan 1 und 2" halfen ukrainischen Flüchtlingen|date=17 November 2022 |trans-title=Rocket impact in Poland: The two victims "Bogdan 1 and 2" helped Ukrainian refugees}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2022/11/18/637632d5fdddffd0848b4598.html|title=Luto y terror en el pueblo polaco donde cayó el misil: "Medio minuto después y estarían vivos"|trans-title=Mourning and terror in the Polish town where the missile fell: "Half a minute later and they would be alive"|work=www.elmundo.es|date=18 November 2022}} were killed in an explosion{{Cite web|last=Harrison|first=Charles|date=15 November 2022|title=At least two dead after Russian missiles land in NATO state Poland|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1697080/russia-poland-missle-dead-NATO-state-Ukraine-war-pictures-world-war-3|access-date=2022-11-15|website=Express.co.uk|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Poland calls 'urgent' defense meeting after Russian missiles kill 2|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-722483|access-date=2022-11-15|website=The Jerusalem Post|first=Tzvi|last=Joffre|agency=Reuters|date=15 November 2022|language=en-US}} at a grain dryer. Polish officials stated that the cause of the explosion was unknown. Polish radio station Radio ZET reported that two stray rockets fell on the village, causing the explosion, although later reports indicated that there was only one missile.{{Cite web|last=Borowski|first=Rafał|date=18 November 2022|title=Wiceszef MSWiA o rzekomym wybuchu dwóch rakiet w Przewodowie. "To wszystko zostało negatywnie zweryfikowane"|trans-title=Deputy head of the Ministry of Interior and Administration on the alleged detonation of two rockets in Przewodów. "It has all been negatively verified"|url=https://www.wprost.pl/opinie-i-komentarze/10962829/wiceszef-mswia-o-rzekomym-wybuchu-dwoch-rakiet-w-przewodowie-to-wszystko-zostalo-negatywnie-zweryfikowane.html|access-date=2022-11-20|website=Wprost|language=pl|quote=There weren't two blasts or two rockets. [Nie było dwóch wybuchów czy dwóch rakiet]}} NATO members started to review the evidence soon after the explosion was reported.{{Cite web|title=Představitelé států NATO už jednají – Novinky|trans-title=Representatives of NATO countries are already negotiating – News|url=https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/valka-na-ukrajine-predstavitele-statu-nato-uz-jednaji-40414685|access-date=2022-11-15|website=www.novinky.cz|language=cs}}{{Cite web|first1=Tim|last1=Lister|first2=Tara|last2=John|first3=Antonia|last3=Mortensen|first4=Anna|last4=Chernova|first5=Emmet|last5=Lyons|first6=Rhea|last6=Mogul|date=15 November 2022|title=World leaders hold emergency meeting as 'Russian-made' missile kills two in Poland|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/europe/poland-missile-rocket-nato-przewodow-ukraine-intl/index.html|access-date=2022-12-03|website=CNN|language=en}}

After the meeting of the Polish National Security Bureau on 15 November, the government spokesman said: "The services will work all night to sort things out".

Conflicting reports emerged regarding the origin and nature of the explosion(s) shortly after the incident. Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the projectile was "Russian-produced".{{Cite web|date=16 November 2022|title=Poland confirms Russian-made missile hit country|url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/11/16/poland-confirms-russian-made-missile-hit-country/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116022128/https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/11/16/poland-confirms-russian-made-missile-hit-country/|archive-date=2022-11-16|access-date=2022-11-16|website=1News|language=en-NZ}} Andrés Gannon, a security expert at the think tank Council on Foreign Relations, speculated that the missiles could be from S-300 systems.{{Cite web|date=15 November 2022|title=Security experts for the BBC: It is unclear who fired the missiles at Poland|url=https://www.voxnews.al/english/kosovabota/ekspertet-e-sigurise-per-bbc-e-paqarte-kush-i-hodhi-raketat-ndaj-polo-i24902|access-date=2022-11-16|website=Vox News}} S-300s were used by both combatants during the invasion both as surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles, primarily by Ukraine and Russia respectively.{{Cite news|last=Khurshudyan|first=Isabelle|date=20 October 2022|title=Ukraine improvises with aging air defenses to counter Russian missiles|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/20/air-defenses-ukraine-missiles-russia/|access-date=2022-11-16|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last1=Malsin|first1=Jared|title=Ukrainian Forces Move to Surround Russian Troops in Key City as Putin Lays Claim to Regions|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-attack-kills-dozens-of-civilians-in-ukraine-hours-before-planned-annexations-11664531345|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=1 October 2022|date=30 September 2022}}{{Cite web|last1=Cheetham|first1=Josh|last2=Partridge|first2=Chris|last3=Spencer|first3=Thomas|last4=Horton|first4=Jake|last5=Palumbo|first5=Daniele|title=War in Ukraine: Is Russia's stock of weapons running low?|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-63247287|website=BBC News|access-date=16 October 2022|date=14 October 2022}} Mariusz Gierszewski, a Polish reporter for Radio ZET, reported sources claiming the missile was the remains of a downed rocket.{{Cite tweet|number=1592595507427545088|user=MariuszGierszew|title=Moje źródła w służbach twierdzą, że to co uderzyło w Przewodowo to najprawdopodobniej szczątki rakiety zestrzelonej przez Siły Zbrojne Ukrainy.|trans-title=My sources in the services say that what hit Przewodowo is most likely the remains of a missile shot down by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.|author=Mariusz Gierszewski|date=15 November 2022|access-date=2022-11-15}} U.S. president Joe Biden, speaking from the G20 summit in Bali, said that it was "unlikely" that the missile was fired from Russia.{{Cite web|last=Bose|first=Nandita|date=15 November 2022|title=Poland blast may not be from Russian missile, Biden says|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/global-leaders-hold-emergency-meeting-over-poland-deaths-2022-11-16/|access-date=2022-11-15|website=Reuters}}

According to US intelligence officials, initial assessments suggest that the missile was probably launched by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian missile.

On 17 November, Head of the Polish International Policy Bureau Jakub Kumoch gave a similar explanation that an air defence missile failed to shoot down the Russian target it sought to intercept; then "[t]he self-destruct system did not work, and this missile led to a tragedy."

Also on 17 November, Polish officials stated that Ukrainian investigators were likely to be granted access to the site of the explosion.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-will-probably-get-access-blast-site-says-polish-official-2022-11-17/|title=Ukraine likely to get access to missile blast site -Polish officials|website=Reuters|date=17 November 2022}}

On 21 November, it was reported that Ukraine will not be granted access to the investigation by the Polish prosecutor's office.{{Cite news|url=https://www.rp.pl/polityka/art37450671-incydent-w-przewodowie-prokuratura-nie-zgodzi-sie-na-udzial-ukraincow-w-sledztwie|title=Incydent w Przewodowie: Prokuratura nie zgodzi się na udział Ukraińców w śledztwie|trans-title=Incident in Przewodów: The prosecutor's office will not agree to the participation of Ukrainians in the investigation|date=21 November 2022|newspaper=Rzeczpospolita}}

On 26 September 2023, Rzeczpospolita reported that Ukrainian state did not cooperate in the investigation and did not provide any useful material to Poland. Polish Prosecutor's Office stated that the air-defence missile S-300 5-W-55, fired by the Ukrainian army, went out of control and hit Polish territory.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rp.pl/kraj/art39165861-coraz-blizej-prawdy-o-rakiecie-w-przewodowie-wiadomo-czyj-byl-pocisk |title=Coraz bliżej prawdy o rakiecie w Przewodowie. Wiadomo czyj był pocisk |date=26 September 2023|website=Rzeczpospolita |language=pl}}

{{See also|2022 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure#Reactions}}

After the explosion, Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki called an urgent meeting of a committee for national security and defence affairs.{{Cite news|date=15 November 2022|title=Polish premier calls urgent meeting of national security committee|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/polish-premier-calls-urgent-meeting-national-security-committee-2022-11-15/|access-date=2022-11-15}}{{Cite web|title=Piotr Müller on Twitter: Premier @MorawieckiM zwołał w trybie pilnym Komitet Rady Ministrów do spraw Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego i spraw Obronnych.|url=https://twitter.com/piotrmuller/status/1592562744729161730|trans-title=Prime Minister @MorawieckiM urgently convened the Committee of the Council of Ministers for National Security and Defense Affairs|access-date=2022-11-15|website=Twitter|language=pl}} A government spokesperson said that Poland was raising the alert level of some of its military units after the conclusion of the meeting. He also stated that Polish President Andrzej Duda spoke to Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg regarding the possibility of activating Article 4 of the NATO charter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rp.pl/konflikty-zbrojne/art37421751-podwyzszenie-gotowosci-bojowej-jednostek-wojskowych-na-terenie-rp|title=Podwyższenie gotowości bojowej jednostek wojskowych na terenie RP|trans-title=Increasing the combat readiness of military units in the Republic of Poland|work=www.rp.pl}}

Polish foreign minister Zbigniew Rau reportedly summoned the Russian ambassador and demanded "immediate detailed explanations".{{Cite web|website=cnbc.com|title=Poland says a Russian-made missile fell inside their country, killing 2|date=15 November 2022|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/15/us-official-russian-missiles-crossed-into-poland-killing-2-.html}}

Polish president Andrzej Duda stated late on 15 November 2022 local time that there was no evidence of who fired the missile.{{Cite web|date=15 November 2022|title=No concrete evidence on who fired missile, Poland's Duda says|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/no-concrete-evidence-who-fired-missile-polands-duda-says-2022-11-16/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116022520/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/no-concrete-evidence-who-fired-missile-polands-duda-says-2022-11-16/|archive-date=2022-11-16|access-date=2022-11-15|website=Reuters}}

The Russian defence ministry denied reports that Russian missiles had hit Poland, labeling it as "deliberate provocation aimed at escalating the situation".{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-defence-ministry-denies-russian-missiles-struck-polish-territory-2022-11-15/|title=Russia's defence ministry denies Russian missiles struck Polish territory|website=Reuters|date=15 November 2022}}

The next day, it said that Russian strikes on Ukraine had been at least {{Convert|35|km}} away from the border with Poland, and that photos of the site published in Poland had been "identified by Russian defence industry specialists as elements of an anti-aircraft guided missile of the S-300 air defence system of the Ukrainian air force".{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-its-strikes-ukraine-were-no-closer-than-35km-polish-border-2022-11-16/|title=Russia says missile strike in Poland caused by Ukrainian air defence|website=Reuters|date=16 November 2022}}{{Cite web|date=16 November 2022|title=Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine|url=https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12445520|access-date=2022-11-16|website=Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation|language=en}} Later that day, the Russian foreign ministry summoned the Polish ambassador.{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-g-20-summit-nato-biden-government-and-politics-c76bead57a11bc8397a30ee7bb06264e|title=Poland, NATO say missile strike wasn't a Russian attack|website=Associated Press|date=16 November 2022}}

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed Russia for the incident in his nightly video address that day, saying that "Russian missiles hit Poland" and describing it as an infringement upon "collective security" and as a "significant escalation".{{Cite news|last=Kochubey|first=Bogdan|date=15 November 2022|title=Ukraine's Zelenskiy blames Russian missiles for deadly Poland explosion|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-zelenskiy-says-russian-missiles-hit-poland-significant-escalation-2022-11-15/|access-date=2022-11-15}} Around the same time, foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba labeled the suggestion of the missile being fired by Ukrainian air defense as a "conspiracy theory" promoted by Russia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63651154|title=Ukraine war: Poland missile strike reveals Nato divisions|website=BBC News|date=16 November 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-government-emergency-security-session-russia-missile/|title=NATO holds crisis talks after missile hits Poland|website=Politico|date=15 November 2022}}

The next day, Ukraine's presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak had tweeted that European countries should "close the sky" over Ukraine after the blast.{{Cite news|title=Russia to blame for 'incidents with missiles' – Ukrainian official|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-presidential-adviser-russia-blame-any-incidents-with-missiles-2022-11-16/|access-date=17 November 2022|work=Reuters|date=16 November 2022}} Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, claimed that Ukraine had evidence of a "Russian trace" in the explosion, without giving any details.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-seeks-access-site-poland-missile-strike-2022-11-16/|title=Ukraine alleges 'Russian trace' in Poland blast|website=Reuters|date=16 November 2022}} Zelenskyy also said that he had "no doubt that it was not our missile" and that Ukraine should be given access to the site of the explosion.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-president-says-ukrainian-missile-did-not-cause-blast-poland-agency-2022-11-16/|title=Zelenskiy has 'no doubt' Ukrainian missile did not cause blast in Poland|website=Reuters|date=16 November 2022}}

On 17 November, Zelenskyy said: "I don't know what happened. We don't know for sure. The world does not know. But I am sure that there was a Russian missile, I am sure that we fired from air defense systems".{{Cite news|url=https://www.kyivpost.com/russias-war/zelensky-still-has-doubts-about-missile-that-hit-poland.html|title=Zelensky Still Has Doubts About Missile that Hit Poland|newspaper=Kyiv Post|date=17 November 2022}}

Due to this incident, compounded with the closure of the Druzhba pipeline, the Hungarian government led by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán also called an emergency meeting with its Defence Council on the same night,{{Cite web|date=15 November 2022|title=Orbán Viktor összehívta ma estére a Védelmi Tanács ülését|trans-title=Viktor Orbán called a meeting of the Defense Council for tonight|url=https://www.origo.hu/itthon/20221115-orban-viktor-vedelmi-tanacs.html|access-date=2022-11-15|website=Origo|language=hu}} and Defense Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky had a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.{{Cite web|title=Orbán Viktor összehívta ma estére a Védelmi Tanács ülését|trans-title=Viktor Orbán called a meeting of the Defense Council for tonight|url=https://www.portfolio.hu/global/20221115/orban-viktor-osszehivta-ma-estere-a-vedelmi-tanacs-uleset-579080|access-date=2022-11-15|website=Portfolio.hu|date=15 November 2022 |language=hu}}

Shortly after the alleged strike, the United States Department of Defense acknowledged reports that two Russian missiles struck a location inside Poland near its Ukrainian border, though it could not confirm them.{{Cite news|date=15 November 2022|title=Pentagon says can't confirm Russian missiles struck inside Poland|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pentagon-says-cant-confirm-russian-missiles-struck-inside-poland-2022-11-15/|access-date=2022-11-15}} Bob Menendez, Senate Foreign Relations Chair, expressed the hope that Russia would "apologize quickly for the loss of life and express that it wasn't intentional", and warned of "all sorts of consequences", including the possibility of invoking Article 5, if the strike was intentional.{{Cite web|title=Menendez warns of 'consequences' if Russia behind deadly strike on Poland – POLITICO|url=https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2022/11/15/russia-poland-missiles-00067016|access-date=2022-11-15|website=www.politico.com|date=15 November 2022 }}

Poland requested a NATO meeting on Wednesday, 16 November, on the basis of Article 4. NATO diplomats said that the alliance would act cautiously and needed time to verify exactly how the incident happened.{{Cite news|date=15 November 2022|title=NATO to meet on Wednesday at request of Poland for consultations – diplomats|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nato-meet-wednesday-request-poland-consultations-diplomats-2022-11-15|access-date=2022-11-15|website=Reuters}}

Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Reinsalu responded to the reports by tweeting that Estonia was ready to defend "every inch" of NATO territory.{{Cite web|date=15 November 2022|title=MFA: Estonia stands in solidarity with Poland, NATO allies consulting|url=https://news.err.ee/1608789766/mfa-estonia-stands-in-solidarity-with-poland-nato-allies-consulting|access-date=2022-11-15|website=ERR|language=en}} Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo responded to the reports by saying "We stand with Poland."{{Cite news|date=15 November 2022|title=Belgian PM: We stand with Poland, NATO more united than ever|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/belgian-pm-we-stand-with-poland-nato-more-united-than-ever-2022-11-15/|access-date=2022-11-15}} Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala tweeted that if the strikes were confirmed to be an intentional act, "it would "be a further escalation by Russia."{{Cite web|date=2022-11-15|title=Czech Prime Minister: Confirmation of missiles hitting Poland would be 'further escalation' by Russia|url=https://kyivindependent.com/news-feed/czech-prime-minister-confirmation-of-missiles-hitting-poland-would-be-further-escalation-by-russia|access-date=2022-11-15|website=The Kyiv Independent}} Romanian President Klaus Iohannis tweeted that Romania stands "in full solidarity with our friend and ally Poland" and that "we are in contact with our partners and allies".{{Cite news|url=https://www.libertatea.ro/stiri/iohannis-rachete-poloneze-polonia-invazie-ucraina-romania-aliat-polonia-4348421|title=Klaus Iohannis: "România este pe deplin solidară cu prietenul și aliatul nostru Polonia"|trans-title=Klaus Iohannis: "Romania is fully in solidarity with our friend and ally Poland"|first=Teodor|last=Bobei|newspaper=Libertatea|date=15 November 2022|language=ro}}

Stoltenberg stated that Russia bears the blame, although the missile was most likely a Ukrainian air defense system or missile. After all "this would not have happened if Russia did not fire these missiles,"{{Failed verification|date=November 2022}} he stated.{{Cite web|title=Ukraine war latest: Ukraine air defence likely caused Poland explosion – Nato chief|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-63593855|access-date=2022-11-16|website=BBC News|date=16 November 2022 |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web|date=16 November 2022|title=Russia-Ukraine war live: missile strike that killed two in Poland likely an accident from Ukrainian air defence, says Warsaw|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/nov/16/russia-ukraine-war-live-news-emergency-g20-meeting-after-russian-made-missiles-land-in-poland|access-date=2022-11-16|website=the Guardian|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Gadzo|first=Edna Mohamed,Mersiha|title=Missile was 'very likely' from Ukraine air defence, says Poland|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2022/11/16/live-poland-blast-attempt-to-spark-nato-russia-clash-moscow|access-date=2022-11-16|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}

• {{flagdeco|European Union}} President of the European Council Charles Michel stated that he was "shocked" by the reports of the incident, adding that "we stand with Poland", which is a member of the European Union (EU).{{Cite web|title=EU chief 'shocked' by reports of deaths as Poland hit by 'missile or munition'|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/eu-chief-shocked-by-reports-of-deaths-as-poland-hit-by-missile-or-munition/|access-date=2022-11-15|website=The Times of Israel|agency=AFP|date=15 November 2022|language=en-US}}
• {{flagdeco|Moldova}} The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova expressed solidarity with Poland after the explosions and said that it was in contact with the Polish authorities. Moldovan foreign minister Nicu Popescu sent to Zbigniew Rau, his Polish counterpart, condolences for the families of the victims.{{Cite news|url=https://www.zdg.md/stiri/stiri-sociale/ministerul-de-externe-al-r-moldova-isi-exprima-solidaritatea-cu-polonia-dupa-explozia-unui-proiectil-care-a-luat-viata-a-doi-oameni/|title=Ministerul de Externe al R. Moldova își exprimă solidaritatea cu Polonia, după explozia unui proiectil care a luat viața a doi oameni|trans-title=The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova expresses its solidarity with Poland, after the explosion of a projectile that took the lives of two people|newspaper=Ziarul de Gardă|date=16 November 2022|language=ro}} An event similar to the missile strike in Poland had occurred in the Moldovan village of Naslavcea earlier on 31 October, when as a result of another wave of Russian missiles against Ukraine, one of them was taken down by Ukrainian air defence systems and it crashed into the village, causing material damages but no casualties.{{Cite news|url=https://moldova.europalibera.org/a/explozii-la-frontiera-de-nord-cu-ucraina-mai-multe-case-din-naslavcea-avariate/32108598.html|title=O rachetă rusească a căzut pe teritoriul R. Moldova. Mai multe case din Naslavcea, avariate|trans-title=A Russian missile fell on the territory of the Republic of Moldova. Several houses in Naslavcea, damaged|newspaper=Radio Europa Liberă Moldova|date=31 October 2022|language=ro}}

On 5 December 2022, as Russia launched a wave of targeted missile strikes against Ukraine, a missile fell within the territory of Moldova, near the city of Briceni. Russian military expert Alexei Leonkov claimed that this and the incident at Przewodów were similar and that the missile in both cases originated from a S-300 missile system.{{Cite news|url=https://unimedia.info/ro/news/3939e5b5b18ac88a/mai-cu-noi-detalii-despre-despre-racheta-cazuta-la-briceni-la-moment-nu-exista-niciun-risc-pentru-cetateni.html|title=MAI, cu noi detalii despre despre racheta căzută la Briceni: "La moment nu există niciun risc pentru cetățeni"|publisher=Unimedia|date=5 December 2022|language=ro}} A third missile fell into the Moldovan village of Larga on 14 January 2023{{Cite news|last1=Tanas|first1=Alexander|last2=Holmes|first2=David|last3=Popeski|first3=Ron|last4=Oatis|first4=Jonathan|title=Moldova says missile debris found in north of the country|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldova-says-missile-debris-found-north-country-2023-01-14/|website=reuters.com|date=14 January 2023 |agency=Reuters|access-date=15 January 2023}}{{Cite web|title=Rocket debris found again in Moldova, from war next door|url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-8d35f4ea80376c6e9828e79c7f195e22|website=apnews.com|date=14 January 2023 |publisher=Associated Press|access-date=15 January 2023}} and a fourth missile fell in the same village on 16 February 2023.{{cite news|url=https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/externe/o-bucata-dintr-o-racheta-lansata-de-rusia-a-cazut-in-republica-moldova-2254251|title=Resturile unei rachete lansate de Rusia au căzut în Republica Moldova, la 10 kilometri de granița cu România|publisher=Digi24|date=16 February 2023|language=ro}} On 25 September, a missile crashed into Chițcani, for the first time in Moldovan territory controlled by Transnistria.{{cite news|url=https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-razboi_ucraina-26558577-racheta-300-productie-sovietica-explodat-deasupra-transnistriei-focosul-proiectilului-cazut-gospodarie-unui-localnic-detalii-exclusive.htm|title=O rachetă S-300, de producție sovietică, a explodat deasupra Transnistriei. Focosul proiectilului a căzut în gospodăria unui localnic – detalii exclusive|first=Oxana|last=Bodnar|publisher=HotNews|date=25 September 2023|language=ro}} On 11 February 2024, fragments of a Russian drone were found in the Moldovan village of Etulia.{{cite news|url=https://stiri.md/article/social/fragmente-de-drona-depistate-la-vulcanesti-accesul-in-regiune-restrictionat|title=Fragmente de dronă, depistate la Vulcănești: Accesul în regiune, restricționat|newspaper=Știri.md|date=11 February 2024|language=ro}} This happened again on 17 February in Etulia Nouă{{cite news|url=https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/externe/moldova/noi-fragmente-de-drona-au-fost-gasite-in-republica-moldova-in-apropiere-de-granita-cu-ucraina-2691483|title=Noi fragmente de dronă au fost găsite în Republica Moldova, în apropiere de granița cu Ucraina|first=Liviu|last=Cojan|publisher=Digi24|date=17 February 2024|language=ro}} and on 4 April again in Etulia.{{cite news|url=https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/04/05/moldova-strongly-condemns-second-russian-drone-wreckage-discovery-near-ukraine/|title=Moldova strongly condemns second Russian drone wreckage discovery near Ukraine|first=Yuri|last=Zoria|newspaper=Euromaidan Press|date=5 April 2024}}

In April 2023, the wreck of a Russian missile, likely a Kh-55 missile launched over Belarus on 16 December 2022, was discovered in forests near Bydgoszcz in Poland, after having crossed around {{convert|500|km|mi}} of Polish territory.{{Cite web |date=10 May 2023 |title=Media: Russian Kh-55 missile likely fell in Bydgoszcz, Poland |url=https://kyivindependent.com/media-russian-kh-55-missile-likely-fell-in-bydgoszcz-poland/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Kyiv Independent |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=10 May 2023 |title=Military object found in Polish forest was Russian missile – media |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/military-object-found-polish-forest-was-russian-missile-media-2023-05-10/ |access-date=2023-05-13}}{{Cite web |title=Russian missile wreckage found near Bydgoszcz shows it 'could have flown 300–500 km across Poland' |url=https://news.yahoo.com/russian-missile-wreckage-found-near-143800708.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Yahoo News |date=10 May 2023 |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=29 December 2023 |title=Poland says Russian missile entered airspace then went into Ukraine |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67839340 |access-date=2024-01-01}}

On 29 December 2023, during that day's bombardment of Ukraine by Russia, a Russian missile travelled through Polish airspace for about {{convert|40|km|mi}} before turning back towards Ukraine.{{Cite news |date=29 December 2023 |title=Poland says Russian missile entered airspace then went into Ukraine |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67839340 |access-date=2023-12-29}}

At 04:23 CET on 24 March 2024, a Russian missile spent 39 seconds passing through Polish airspace, travelling about one to two km in Poland before entering Ukrainian airspace.{{cite web |last1=Gera |first1=Vanessa |last2=Hicks |first2=Tony |title=Poland demands explanation from Russia after a missile enters its airspace during attack on Ukraine |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-missile-airspace-violation-c9d2511f169e9f80a08082726c118114 |website=AP News |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=24 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324180145/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-missile-airspace-violation-c9d2511f169e9f80a08082726c118114 |archive-date=24 March 2024 |location=Warsaw, Poland & Kyiv, Ukraine |format=News article |date=24 March 2024 |url-status=live}}

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• Violations of non-combatant airspaces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
• {{annotated link|2022 Zagreb Tu-141 crash}}

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