NATO says Russia is “guilty” of an “accidental” missile attack on Poland, likely caused by Ukrainian defense systems responding to Putin’s attacks.
The rockets landed on the town of Przewodów, which is NATO territory, at around 3:40 p. m. local time, putting world leaders on high alert, fearing that Putin has escalated the confrontation in Ukraine and triggered a war on NATO soil.
However, that day, reports revealed that the missile was most likely a component of Ukraine’s air defense system, which in an “unfortunate accident” was used to shoot down a Russian missile before landing in Poland.
According to the Interfax news agency, Zelensky contradicted Poland’s claims and said he had “no doubt” that the missile that hit Poland last night “was Ukrainian. “
He added that his country “must have access” to the site.
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Germany has shown up to patrol Polish airspace, after the missile that hit a village in Poland yesterday.
“As an immediate reaction to the incident in Poland, we will propose to the air police combat air patrols over their airspace with German Eurofighters,” German Defense Ministry spokesman Christian Thiels told a news conference.
“The project can start as early as tomorrow, if Poland so wishes,” he added.
Yesterday, a missile, of unknown origin lately, hit the Polish village of Przewodów.
In the photo below, Mateusz Zub, 30, reacts to the murder of two of his colleagues.
Russian casualties have continued over the past 24 hours, according to Ukrainian military sources.
As reported via Kyiv Independent, Russia lost 630 more troops yesterday, bringing the estimated total losses to 82,710.
This comes amid shocking reports of “Russian missiles” killing two other people in NATO in Poland.
Poland has an 8-foot barbed cordon fence along its border with Russia in the wake of terror missile bombing that triggered a NATO emergency.
Soldiers placed miles of 10-foot-wide barbed cordon fences near the village of Szyliny near Russia’s Kalinigrad enclave over fears Moscow could trigger a migration crisis wreaking havoc on the EU.
Labour leader Keir Starmer took to Twitter this morning to pay tribute to the other two people who died in Poland.
Starmer said: “The whole Labour Party and I offer our condolences for the loss of life in Poland.
“Britain is united with our NATO allies. “
The Russian Defense Ministry has denied any involvement in the missile that fell in Poland yesterday and killed two people, Reuters reports.
According to the report, the Defense Ministry showed that Russia yesterday introduced several successful missile movements into Ukraine, the country’s infrastructure.
However, Kremlin officials noted that those attacks took place within 22 miles of the Ukraine-Poland border.
Instead, Russian officials blamed Ukraine for the attack and said images show the missile, a Ukrainian S-300.
According to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the United States has not noticed anything that contradicts Poland’s initial assessment.
Poland claimed that the explosion on its territory was the result of a Ukrainian air defense missile.
Speaking at a press conference, he said: “We are still gathering information, but we have not noticed anything that contradicts President Doubt’s initial assessment that this maximum explosion is probably the result of a Ukrainian air defense missile that unfortunately landed in Poland. “
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the missile that hit Poland while of Ukrainian origin “changes very little. “
Meloni made the comments in a speech at the G20 summit in Bali.
“The option of the missile falling on Poland is a Russian missile, but a Ukrainian one fits very little,” he said.
The British Foreign Secretary uploaded his address to the House of Commons on Twitter.
He said: “As we look for more about the tragic incident in Poland last night, one thing is certain.
“The explanation for why missiles are flying in European skies is because of Putin’s barbaric invasion of Ukraine. “
Poland’s ambassador has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Moscow, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova Reuters.
According to the Interfax news agency, Zelensky said he had “no doubt” that the missile that hit Poland last night “was Ukrainian. “
The Ukrainian added that his country “must have access” to the site.
The Polish minister said he “cannot exclude” that the missile attack “is a provocation. “
Mateusz Morawiecki: “We cannot exclude that the bombing of Ukrainian infrastructure near the border is an intentional provocation made in the hope that such a scenario may occur. “
Ukraine prolonged martial law for 3 months.
This is that the army government remains in force until at least February 19, 2023.
This is an emergency measure due to the war.
Ken McCallum, director general of MI5, claimed that Russia had suffered a “strategic blow” after 400 spies were expelled from across Europe since the start of the war in Ukraine.
The head of MI5 added that the UK had rejected one hundred Russian diplomatic visa programmes on national security grounds.
NATO’s online page states that Article Four means that “the Parties shall consult each other whenever in the opinion of either Party the territorial integrity, political independence or security of either Party is threatened.
“All NATOs are taken by consensus, after discussion and consultation among member countries.
“Consultation among member states is at the heart of NATO, as allies can exchange perspectives and information, and talk about issues before reaching an agreement and acting.
“It also provides NATO with an active role in preventive international relations by offering the means to assist in army conflicts. “
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said: “At the moment, not all the main points of the incident are complete, but earlier in the day, Jens Stoltenberg said there is no indication that this is the result of a planned attack. “
He added: “Our reaction will be guided by the facts. “
James Cleverly added that the UK would send a message “to all other aggressors”.
Cleverly: “I have spoken in the afterlife about the lack of strategic resistance, noting that we will have to send the message not only now about Putin, but to all other potential aggressors in the world, that we will protect the United Nations Charter and protect ourselves from foreign humanitarian law.
“We will protect the right to territorial integrity, and we will protect it until the task is done. “
The British foreign minister told the House of Commons that he had contacted his Polish counterpart to express the UK’s “sympathy and solidarity”.
Cleverly said: “Last night, around 7 p. m. , missile explosions took place in a village in Poland, about six kilometers from the Ukrainian border, killing two civilians and wounding 4 in a prolonged bombardment of Ukrainian territory through Russia.
“As soon as I got the report, I reached out to my Polish counterpart to express the UK’s sympathy and solidarity and I am sure the whole House will share this sentiment and also offer practical support.
“The Prime Minister promptly called President Duda of Poland to express the UK’s condolences on the tragic loss of civilian life and to assure him of our unwavering NATO ally. “
The chancellor contacted his Polish counterpart and presented him with “practical support”.
He added that “the UK is confident that Poland is unwavering for its NATO ally. “
He welcomed Poland’s “calm reaction to the situation. “
Earlier in the day, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held talks with Polish President Andrzej Duda.
During their conversation, Scholz expressed condolences over the incident, a spokesman said.
Spokesman Steffen Hebestreit tweeted: “The @Bundeskanzler telephoned Polish President Duda and expressed his condolences.
“Poland will thoroughly investigate the cases of the incident in which two people died last night.
“Germany is for our NATO partner, Poland. “
Polish President Andrzej Duda said today that the missile that hit Poland came “most likely” from Ukrainian air defenses.
Throughout the morning, a number of reports emerged suggesting that the missile attack was an accident and not a planned provocation through the Kremlin.
Joe Biden echoed those sentiments, saying it’s “unlikely” the missile will come from Russia.
Russian state media Interfax reported that the Kremlin sued Google over a fine of 21 billion rubles imposed on the search engine provider.
The fine, according to Interfax, is for “repeated rejection of erroneous content similar to a special operation [invasion] in Ukraine. “
Russian courts have found Google guilty, but the tech company has yet to pay the money.
Sweden has announced a new £241 million package for Ukraine.
This comes as the country faces a traditionally complicated winter after Putin’s crusade to destroy the country’s infrastructure.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov took to Twitter to welcome the new package.
It showed that the deal will supply Ukraine with air defense systems, cars and winter equipment.
Britain’s defense minister said the country is “still seeking to identify the facts” about the missile that fell on Poland yesterday.
“We are all here to identify the facts, the foreign network is running together,” Mr. Wallace said.
“I think the Polish prime minister has been quite transparent that we will move forward once we know precisely what happened.
“The apparent point is that the missiles were flying because Russia was firing more than 80 missiles at Ukraine, hitting civilian sites, inevitably killing innocent civilians. This is due to Russia’s direct aggression against this state. “
Germany has shown up to patrol Polish airspace, after the missile that hit a village in Poland yesterday.
“As an immediate reaction to the incident in Poland, we will propose to the air police combat air patrols over their airspace with German Eurofighters,” German Defense Ministry spokesman Christian Thiels told a news conference.
“The project can start as early as tomorrow, if Poland so wishes,” he added.
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