Missiles fell on Poland? Russia denies involvement, Pentagon investigates

Two rockets were reported to have landed on a town in Poland on the border with Ukraine, several local Polish media reported. The government announced that it would hold an emergency meeting of the National Security Council “due to the current crisis situation,” without giving any details.

What happened ?

According to RadioZet, rockets fell on the town of Przevodov, located several kilometers from the border with Ukraine, which Russia launched numerous strikes on Tuesday – about 100, according to Kyivans. According to the Polish media, which had this information “unofficially”, they were supposed to strike at an agricultural building, resulting in the death of two people.

The representative of the American department, for its part, said that the Pentagon was “studying” this information, but could not “confirm” it. “We are looking at them further,” he added. For his part, Hungarian President Viktor Orbán convened a Defense Council following what Hungarian authorities are calling “strikes” on Poland.

What does Russia say?

In a message posted on Telegram around 20:50, the Russian Defense Ministry denied that the missiles belonged, calling them a “provocation.”

“The attacks on objects near the Ukrainian-Polish border were not inflicted by Russian means of destruction,” he wrote. And indicate in the same message, based on photographs published by the Polish media and social networks: “The published images of the fragments (…) have nothing to do with Russian weapons. »

What does Ukraine say?

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of being responsible for the incident. According to him, these rocket attacks on Poland are a sign of a “very important escalation” of the war.

What are the possible consequences?

Poland is a member of NATO and there are about 10,000 American soldiers in the country. This potential strike raises many questions and the consequences could be significant.

Article 5 of the Atlantic Alliance Treaty does provide that if a member state is the victim of an armed attack, others will regard this act of violence as directed against all participants and take such measures as they deem necessary to come to the aid of the attacked. country.