Poland has reacted strongly after the latest Russian attack on Ukraine, which resulted in a missile landing in neighboring Ukraine. It was the Polish Foreign Minister who announced that in the event of a Russian attack on Poland, Warsaw would respond “with or without NATO.” Radoslaw Sikorski spoke in an interview with the BBC after a Russian missile fell on Polish soil.
“In Poland, we have resisted Russia for 500 years and we will not stop now,” the minister added. Vladimir Putin, he said, “is not really capable of launching a frontal attack on NATO.” “What he is capable of is a kind of provocation that, according to him, shows the Eastern Europeans that NATO is pathetic and will not react,” Sikorski declared, “but we will react.”
Meanwhile, two sources told Reuters that a North Korean missile was likely used in the overnight Russian attack that killed a family near the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih; this would be the first time in almost a year that such a weapon has been used in warfare.
Russia has previously used North Korean missiles against Ukrainian targets, but their use after a long pause points to a new stockpile of weapons at Moscow’s disposal as it intensifies missile attacks on its neighbor, one of the sources added. Russia struck Ukraine with dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones overnight Wednesday, killing eight people.
The military source, who asked to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of the information, said that August 8, 2025, was the last time Ukraine confirmed a Russian attack with a North Korean missile. Russia began using North Korean short-range ballistic missiles, the KN-23 and KN-24, against Ukraine from late 2023.
North Korea has been a close ally of Russia during much of the conflict in Ukraine, providing thousands of troops and millions of artillery shells to the war effort, in addition to missiles. The Ukrainian Air Force did not immediately respond to a written request for comment.