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Russian Missiles Strike Poland, but Thought to be Ukrainian AD Missiles

posted by hubie on Wednesday November 16 2022, @08:20PM   Printer-friendly
from the let's-sort-this-all-out dept.

Poland Missile: False Alarm

takyon writes:

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

c0lo writes:

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]

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  • (Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 16 2022, @10:45PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 16 2022, @10:45PM (#1280114)

    It's war after all.

    Here it's information warfare. Note the Headline still states: "Russian Missiles Strike Poland..." Yellow "journalism" still thrives

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by takyon on Wednesday November 16 2022, @11:24PM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Wednesday November 16 2022, @11:24PM (#1280122) Journal

    Would changing it to "Alleged Russian-made" make you feel better?

    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/world/europe/poland-ukraine-russia-nato.html [nytimes.com]

    Poland said early Wednesday that an explosion that killed two people at a grain-processing plant near the Ukrainian border had “most likely” been caused by a Russian-made missile, raising the prospect that the NATO alliance would be drawn more directly into the war in Ukraine.

    [...] The Polish Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the missile that landed the day before had been Russian-made, but President Andrzej Duda was not as definitive, telling reporters, “It was most likely a Russian-made missile, but this is all still under investigation at the moment.”

    He added, “We do not have any conclusive evidence at the moment as to who launched this missile.” Both the Ukrainian and Russian armies employ Soviet-era armaments.

    I haven't followed the story since I subbed my half, so feel free to add something newer.

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    • (Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 16 2022, @11:48PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 16 2022, @11:48PM (#1280125)

      Please, stop the charade. The headline says "Russian missile...", not Russian made missile. The intention is more than obvious.

  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 17 2022, @04:09AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 17 2022, @04:09AM (#1280153)

    Here it's information warfare.

    Troll

    ... via moderation. We're up to our ears in bullshit

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 17 2022, @09:48PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 17 2022, @09:48PM (#1280254)

      Another downmod for telling the truth.

      Very disappointing to see the war mongers prevail again...