Officials in the Lublin Voivodeship explained why the alarm did not sound everywhere
Krzysztof Komorski, the governor of the Lublin Voivodeship, stated that an air raid alert was not issued in some counties during the incursion of a Russian missile into Polish airspace due to the “human factor.” This was reported by “European Truth” with reference to RMF24.
According to Komorski, air raid sirens were activated in seven counties of the Lublin Voivodeship, while in ten they were not. Among them was the Biłgoraj County, where the missile struck.
The official acknowledged that too much time elapsed between the detection of the threat and the transmission of information to the counties regarding the need to activate the sirens. According to him, a failure occurred at one stage in the decision-making process.
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Komorski explained that hesitation or the need for additional consultation may have affected the alert. To speed up the response, he plans to transfer some decision-making authority to the Voivodeship Crisis Management Center.
Polish investigators confirmed that on July 30, a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile, manufactured in the second quarter of 2026 at a plant in the Moscow region, crashed in the Lublin Voivodeship. The Polish Ministry of Defense stated that the pilot tracked the missile until the very end but was forced to turn back 20 seconds before reaching the border.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that he sees no reason to believe the missile that crashed in the Lublin region was intentionally aimed at Poland. President Karol Nawrocki is awaiting a detailed report on the incident from the government and does not plan to convene the National Security Council.
