The missile that struck Poland’s village most likely didn’t come from Russia, stated President of the US Joe Biden, writes Reuters.
On the evening of the 15th of November, a rocket struck a grain facility in the village near Poland’s border with Ukraine. It comes when Russia is committing the heaviest attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure since the beginning of the war in February. Reportedly there are two casualties. As suggested by an anonymous local, the victims are two men who worked at the facility.
Polish foreign ministry confirmed the missile fell on Przewodow, a village about 6 kilometers from the border with Ukraine. Preliminary findings suggest that the missile wasn’t fired by Russians, and it most likely is from Ukraine, where it was shot to intercept Russian air strikes. Russia denies that they hit Poland, calls it a «deliberate escalation of the situation» and refers to this information as a provocation. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that he has no information about the situation in Poland.
Joe Biden called a meeting of leaders gathered in Bali, for a G20 summit to discuss the incident. Leaders from NATO members Germany, Canada, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, France, and Britain attended, as well as non-NATO member Japan and representatives from the European Union. After the meeting Biden told that investigation is ongoing and he can’t confirm any information, but it looks like the rocket wasn’t from Russia.
Poland has asked for a NATO meeting to discuss the treaty’s Article 4, and also wants to discuss this issue at the UN meeting on Wednesday, 16th of November.
Leaders of European countries are showing support for Poland. Latvian Defence Minister Artis Pabriks said the situation was «unacceptable» and it could lead to NATO providing more anti-aircraft defenses to Poland and Ukraine.