The first conclusions of the Technical Institute of the Polish Air Force indicate that the wreckage of the missile found near the city of Bydgoszcz is from the Russian X-55.
This is reported by RMF FM.
The BBC Institute 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 the remains of a multi-meter rocket were found in the forest by a random witness.
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 will mean that the missile was fired from a Russian plane.
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.
A Su-34 multi-role tactical bomber launched NATO warplanes near NATO airspace. During these operations, an object appeared on the radars 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 was passing through Poland.
It will be recalled that the Polish authorities have so far only officially confirmed the fact of the discovery of the "aircraft object", no additional comments have been received from Polish officials.
