According to firefighters, two people died in two attacks by suspected Russian rockets in the Polish border town of Przewodow. Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki convenes the National Security Council, a spokesman said on Twitter.
According to local fire brigade units, two people in the Polish town of Przewodow are believed to have died as a result of the impact of what are believed to be Russian rockets. The radio station Zet previously reported two explosions. Mobile grain dryers are said to have been hit. The village is only a few kilometers away from the border with Ukraine. It would be the first incident on EU and NATO territory since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.
Polish government spokesman Piotr Müller wrote on Twitter that Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki had convened the National Security Council for an emergency meeting. However, he warned against spreading unverified information. According to the PAP news agency, he announced that all information from the Polish government’s Committee on Security and Defense would later be made available to the public.
The origin of the missiles is unclear. The fact is that Russia fired around 100 rockets at Ukrainian territory during the afternoon, causing considerable damage. It is speculated that two rockets could have accidentally landed on Polish territory. A Polish expert also raised the possibility that when intercepting Russian missiles, Ukrainian anti-aircraft defenses recorded two misses that landed on Polish soil. However, he considers an impact of misguided Russian missiles to be more likely. According to the AP news agency, a senior US intelligence official has already confirmed that the missiles are Russian. Mariusz Gierszewski, a journalist at radio station Zet, tweeted that his sources had confirmed that they were the remains of Russian missiles shot down by Ukrainian anti-aircraft defenses.
Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks responded to the incident on Twitter, writing: “My condolences to our Polish brothers-in-arms. The criminal Russian regime has launched missiles that not only target Ukrainian civilians, but also landed on NATO territory in Poland. Latvia fully stands with our Polish friends and condemns this crime.”
