08/03/2026

While I was in the Carpathian Mountains editing my latest frontline documentary from eastern Ukraine, news broke that a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile had crashed in Poland.

I packed up my camera, drove across the border, and headed to the impact site. The crater had already been filled in by the time I arrived, but I was able to film the location, speak to local people, and look at the bigger picture of what this incident might mean.

A lot of the discussion has focused on whether the missile was intentional or accidental. I wanted to ask a different question: what lesson does the Kremlin take away from NATO’s response, and what does this tell us about deterrence as Russia continues to test the Alliance’s boundaries?

From drone incursions over Romania to airspace violations near Estonia and beyond, these incidents are becoming more frequent. This report looks at where that trend could be heading, and why it matters far beyond Ukraine.

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