The missile travelled about 100 km over Polish territory after entering from Ukraine.
Defence
PM Tusk says Russian Kh-101 missile likely crashed in eastern Poland
According to Ukraine, the object that entered Polish airspace was a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile.
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