Ukrainian pilot tried to down Russian missile before it hit Poland, broke off 20 seconds from the border

Deputy Defence Minister Cezary Tomczyk revealed that a Ukrainian pilot attempted to intercept the Russian missile that later violated Polish airspace and exploded in Tarnawa-Kolonia in the Lublin region. The pursuit had to be broken off approximately 20 seconds before the Polish border. Tomczyk shared the information in an interview with Gazeta Wyborcza.

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