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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: 4, Touché) by JoeMerchant on Wednesday November 16 2022, @09:54PM (3 children)
In my mind, the most likely scenario is that: whatever "side" fired it, something in the heat of battle caused it to end up away from its intended target. Whether that target was an incoming Russian missile, a Ukrainian power station, or whatever. Any number of things can send a missile off course: electronic interference, physical damage/redirection by anti-missile explosions and similar, under-trained or un-disciplined troops firing the weapon carelessly, defective guidance system of a "liberated" weapon, etc. etc.
Україна досі не є частиною Росії Слава Україні🌻 https://news.stanford.edu/2023/02/17/will-russia-ukraine-war-end
(Score: 4, Insightful) by RS3 on Wednesday November 16 2022, @10:39PM (2 children)
All of the above, and also the scenario could happen where it's an anti-missile (defense) missile and the two collide over and fall on populated areas.
My hunch is this case was a defense missile that didn't find a target and just ended up somewhere that it killed 2 people. Maybe those kinds of missiles should self-destruct if they run out of fuel, or are otherwise disabled, but still up high?
All I know is it wouldn't have happened if Putin would mind his own business and stay within his own borders.
(Score: 2) by Mr Big in the Pants on Thursday November 17 2022, @05:01AM (1 child)
"Maybe those kinds of missiles should self-destruct if they run out of fuel, or are otherwise disabled, but still up high?"
They do....
Why do you think Ukraine wants to see the proof?
Timeline I have seen so far:
Poland: It is russian missile.
US: Hey Poland, let's talk
Poland: It was Ukrainian missile
I am no conspiracy theorist, but the evidence needs to be presented either way.
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Friday November 18 2022, @01:01AM
Oh, but hey, we have the highest confidence in the Polish investigation, they're doing a great job. 👍
Україна досі не є частиною Росії Слава Україні🌻 https://news.stanford.edu/2023/02/17/will-russia-ukraine-war-end