A Russian-made missile entered Poland and killed two other people on Tuesday, Poland’s Foreign Ministry confirmed, in what could be an unprecedented attack on NATO territory that Western leaders have long warned would have dire consequences for Russia.
It’s unclear whether the attack was deliberate, and President Joe Biden told reporters that “there is initial data that questions” whether the missile was fired from Russia, but the administration is still investigating the incident.
Both patients died after a shell hit a domain used to dry grain in Przewodów, a town along the border with Ukraine, according to the Associated Press, bringing up local media.
Piotr Mueller, a spokesman for the Polish government, told the AP that the country’s leaders were holding an emergency assembly because of the “crisis situation. “
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will hold talks with the Poles on Tuesday afternoon, according to CNN.
Biden said before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February that an “attack on one NATO country is an attack on all of us,” vowing that “the United States will protect every inch of NATO territory with the full force of American power. “The mutual defense clause intended as the backbone of the NATO alliance, dubbed Article 5, gives members the ability to respond with “any action they deem necessary, adding the use of armed force, reparation and security of the North Atlantic area. “”There is no indication at this level that a reaction through the armed forces is expected.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at least 85 projectiles were fired in what appear to be the largest missile attacks since the war began, many of which targeted civilian infrastructure, adding power plants. blackouts following attacks on power plants in Ukraine. The attacks come just days after Russian forces withdrew from Kherson, a key town in southern Ukraine occupied since early March.
Russian missiles hit residential in Kiev (Forbes)
Russian missiles enter Poland in attack on Ukraine (Associated Press)
Kherson’s Russian retreat has ended when the strategic bridge to the city collapses (Forbes)