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Journalists say unidentified 'aerial military object' found in Polish forest is missile with Russian writing

Source: Meduza

Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro reported Thursday that the remains of an unidentified “aerial military object” have been found in northern Poland. According to Ziobro, the remains were found in a forest near the city of Bydgoszcz.

The country’s Defense Ministry assured local residents in a statement that the situation poses no threat to the public.

The Polish radio station RMF FM reported that the object in question was an “air-to-surface” missile and that it was found on Tuesday but may have landed “some time ago.” According to journalists, the missile was stuck in the ground and contained writing in Russian.

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