‘It could not have flown from Russia or Belarus’: missile that crashed in Poland in November 2022 was Ukrainian – polish media reports

Polish investigators have concluded that on November 15th, a Ukrainian-made S-300 air defense missile of Russian origin crashed in Pshevodu, killing two farmers.

This information was reported by the newspaper Rzeczpospolita, citing sources.

It is reported that Ukraine did not provide Poland with any materials for the investigation. However, investigators ruled out the possibility that it was a missile launched by Russia. This missile has a range of 75-90 km, and Russian positions were too far away at that time. It could not have been launched from Belarus either.

Poland officially confirms that it has received preliminary investigation results but has not disclosed them. A request for legal assistance has been sent to Ukraine, and the Poles are awaiting a response.

On that day, November 15th, western Ukraine, including the Lviv region, was under attack. Ukrainian anti-aircraft missiles were launched in pairs (for increased effectiveness): one would hit the target, while the other would continue flying “empty.”

In such a situation, the “empty” missile should have initiated a self-destruction process, but for some reason, this did not happen.

Polish President Andrzej Duda previously stated that the munition belonged to the Ukrainian air defense forces, but Ukrainian authorities denied this version. The U.S. State Department noted that the American administration is confident in the accuracy of Poland’s findings.

Recall that on November 15, 2022, during a series of missile attacks on Ukraine, two missiles fell in the village of Pshevodu in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. As a result of this incident, two people were killed: 60-year-old Boguslav Vos and 62-year-old Bogdan Chupak, who worked at a local agricultural enterprise. The men had been friends for many decades and unfortunately passed away together.