Russian attacks kill at least eight across Ukraine
Russian missile strikes in Ukraine have resulted in at least eight deaths, with one missile briefly entering Polish airspace. NATO and Polish officials are investigating the incident, which has heightened regional tensions regarding the spillover of the conflict.
Why it matters
The breach of NATO airspace by a Russian missile represents a significant escalation risk in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
An object that came down in eastern Poland overnight appears to be a Russian missile, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said, after authorities found a crater and scattered debris in a field following reports of an explosion.
It was the latest in a series of airspace incursions in countries on NATO's eastern flank, including Romania and the Baltic states, that have fuelled fears of the war in Ukraine spilling over the alliance's borders.
Poland scrambled fighter jets to secure its airspace after Russian airstrikes killed at least eight people in neighbouring Ukraine, in attacks that extended as far as the western city of Lviv.
"All the indications are that it was a Russian Kh-101 ballistic missile, but we want to be 100% certain about the type of missile and who launched it," Mr Tusk told an emergency meeting.
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