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Poland Missile: False Alarm
Ukraine war: Russia denies responsibility for Poland blast
US President Joe Biden has said it is "unlikely" that a missile that killed two people in Poland on Tuesday was fired from Russia.
Russia has denied it was to blame for the missile that landed in Przewodow, on the Ukrainian border.
Poland said it was Russian-made, but US officials said initial findings indicated it was fired by Ukrainian air defences.
More than 90 Russian missiles were fired at Ukraine on Tuesday, Kyiv said.
Although the military said 77 were shot down, some of the missiles hit Lviv, not far from Ukraine's western border with Poland.
During the Russian attacks, two Polish workers were killed in a blast at a farm building in Przewodow, 6km (4 miles) from the border.
Earlier reported story:
Br(e)aking: Russian missiles strike Poland, kill two
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-zelenskyy-kherson-9202c032cf3a5c22761ee71b52ff9d52
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pounded Ukraine's energy facilities Tuesday with its biggest barrage of missiles yet, striking targets across the country and causing widespread blackouts, and a U.S. official said missiles crossed into NATO member Poland, where two people were killed.
A defiant Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy shook his fist and declared: "We will survive everything."
Polish government spokesman Piotr Mueller did not immediately confirm the information from a senior U.S. intelligence official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the situation. But Mueller said top leaders were holding an emergency meeting due to a "crisis situation."
Polish media reported that two people died Tuesday afternoon after a projectile struck an area where grain was drying in Przewodów, a Polish village near the border with Ukraine.
Neighboring Moldova was also affected. It reported massive power outages after the strikes knocked out a key power line that supplies the small nation, an official said.
I bet the reaction will be "Mmrrr-hhhhh... not enough/too soon for Article 5".
[Title updated to reflect new information. Content NOT changed as it is quoting what was said at the time. It is the middle of the night for me and I will update the content tomorrow. 17-04:12 Nov 2022 - JR]
(Score: 5, Informative) by ElizabethGreene on Wednesday November 16 2022, @09:08PM (6 children)
According to a White House statement [whitehouse.gov] the ordinance was Ukranian, not Russian, but it's still Russia's fault.
(Score: 2, Troll) by legont on Thursday November 17 2022, @12:26AM (5 children)
Could somebody rename the title and update the text?
Specifically, "Two Ukranian missiles hit Nato's country Poland and killed two civilians"
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 17 2022, @02:38AM
Привет товарищ, ты из какой части славной советской родины?
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Thursday November 17 2022, @03:22AM
It has been changed but it is taking ages to update on the front page.
(Score: 2, Touché) by khallow on Thursday November 17 2022, @01:46PM
Indeed, we need to be sensitive to Russia's propaganda needs.
(Score: 5, Informative) by Opportunist on Thursday November 17 2022, @04:05PM (1 child)
How about "Ukraine shoots down Russian missile that flew in across NATO country Poland, debris kill two"?
(Score: 2) by legont on Saturday December 03 2022, @06:07AM
There were no Russian missile even according to Biden's admin.
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.