Poland's alert system failed when Russian missile actually flew — sirens stayed silent

The "Alarm 2026" nationwide siren drill held on 21 July proved worthless just one week later, when a real Russian cruise missile entered Polish airspace and struck Tarnawa-Kolonia — and the alert system failed to function properly. The incident has exposed serious gaps in Poland's civilian warning infrastructure. Critics say the contrast between the rehearsed drill and the real-world failure is damning.

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