Zamość, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Zamość (disambiguation).
Zamość
Village
Zamość
Coordinates: 53°4′20″N 17°48′37″E / 53.07222°N 17.81028°E / 53.07222; 17.81028
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyNakło
GminaSzubin
Population
1,083

Zamość (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzamɔɕt͡ɕ] ⓘ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szubin, within Nakło County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1]

A Kh-55 missile with a ballast warhead, launched over Belarus on 16 December 2022, diverted course and fell in Poland, in a forest in Zamość 15 km west of Bydgoszcz (NATO Joint Force Training Centre headquarter) after having crossed around 500 km of Polish territory.[2][3][4] According to Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki, it was detected by Polish and allied radars, however the missile was accidentally found only on 22 April 2023 and the incident was revealed a couple of days later.[2] It is not clear, if its fall in Poland, near aviation repair works in Bydgoszcz, engaged in military aid for Ukraine, was caused by a technical failure of an old missile, or was a provocation.[2]

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References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ^ a b c Jacek Glugla; Maciej Kulesza; Małgorzata Czajkowska (4 May 2023). "Majówka nie przykryła rosyjskiej rakiety, która wleciała do Polski. Ch-55 spadła pod Bydgoszczą?" [May holidays did not cover Russian rocket, which flew into Poland. Did Kh-55 fell by Bydgoszcz?]. wyborcza.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
    Jacek Glugla; Maciej Kulesza; Małgorzata Czajkowska (2023-12-05). "Rosyjska rakiety wleciała do Polski. Ch-55 spadła pod Bydgoszczą. Co o tym wiadomo" [A Russian missile flew into Poland. Ch-55 fell near Bydgoszcz. What is known about it?]. wyborcza.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2024-01-13.
  3. ^ "NEWS RMF FM: Biegli wstępnie potwierdzili, że pod Bydgoszczą spadła rosyjska rakieta Ch-55". www.rmf24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  4. ^ "Poland says Russian missile entered airspace then went into Ukraine". 2023-12-29. Retrieved 2024-01-01.


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