Poland confirms missiles that killed 2 Poles were Russian

WARSAW

Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said early Wednesday that the missiles which fell on a village in the country’s east, killing two people, were Russian made.

Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau summoned the Russian ambassador to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a demand to provide a detailed immediate explanation.

A US intelligence official had earlier said that the missiles were Russian, according to the Associated Press.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of deliberately attacking Poland.

"This is a Russian missile attack on collective security," he said. "This is a very significant escalation. We must act…(It is) only a matter of time before Russian terror goes further,” he said.

According to unconfirmed information in the Polish media, two variants are being checked: one, that the Ukrainian military shot down a missile and it changed course, and two, there was a Russian programming error.

State news agency Ria Novosti cited a Russian military expert who claimed that Russian cruise missiles “would not have been able to reach Polish territory, but Ukrainian S-300 (surface-to-air) missile systems, functioning abnormally, could.”

Russia’s Ministry of Defense posted a statement on its Telegram channel saying that this is "a deliberate provocation in order to escalate the situation."

WARSAW

Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said early Wednesday that the missiles which fell on a village in the country’s east, killing two people, were Russian made.

Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau summoned the Russian ambassador to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a demand to provide a detailed immediate explanation.

A US intelligence official had earlier said that the missiles were Russian, according to the Associated Press.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of deliberately attacking Poland.

"This is a Russian missile attack on collective security," he said. "This is a very significant escalation. We must act…(It is) only a matter of time before Russian terror goes further,” he said.

Russia’s Ministry of Defense posted a statement on its Telegram channel saying that this is "a deliberate provocation in order to escalate the situation."