Missile that fell on Poland’s territory in December is Russian Kh-55

The wreckage found near the Polish city of Bydgoszcz turned out to be from the Russian Kh-55 rocket, according to the first conclusions of the Technical Institute of the Polish Air Force.

The European Pravda reports, citing RMF FM, that the Institute of the Air Force makes an expert opinion on the found wreckage of the rocket for the Polish Prosecutor's Office. The case gained publicity at the end of April when a random witness found the remnants of a several-meter-long rocket in the forest.

According to the findings, the Kh-55 cruise missile most likely entered Poland through the eastern border. This excludes the version, which appeared shortly after the discovery of the wreckage, that a missile was found near Bydgoszcz fired from a Polish training ground, for example, during exercises or tests of air defense systems. The Polish army does not have such missiles in service.

If the conclusion is officially confirmed, it would mean that the missile was fired from a Russian aircraft.

In mid-December last year, the Russians launched a massive shelling of Ukrainian territory. Among other things, they used aircraft based in Belarus for the attack.

Due to the appearance of the Su-34 multipurpose tactical bomber, NATO combat aircraft were launched into the air near NATO airspace. During these operations, an object appeared on the radar of the Polish services, which flew into the territory of Poland from the territory of Belarus.

Polish services tracked the object but lost sight of it near Bydgoszcz. It happened about two kilometers from the place where the remains of the rocket were later found.

Sources interviewed by reporters said a search was underway shortly after the December incident but was called off after unsuccessful attempts, among other things, due to difficult weather conditions. At that time, a front with powerful blizzards passed through Poland.

The Polish authorities have so far only officially confirmed the discovery of the "aircraft object." No additional comments have been received from Polish officials.