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The missile that on Tuesday killed two people in the territory of Poland was released by mistake by the Army of Ukraine and not by Russia, as this country had been in charge of emphasizing. Both NATO and the president of Poland himself, Andrzej Duda, cleared up the mystery and before the media the president of Warsaw assured that “it is probable” that the missile that hit his territory, with two victims, “was launched by Ukraine”.
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In addition, “nothing indicates” that it was an “intentional attack against Poland”, which points to the hypothesis of error.
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The event had increased the tension of the allies against Russiain the current war context between Moscow and Ukraine.
This is what is known so far:
NATO CONFIRMS
The NATO does not believe that Russia has attacked Poland and believes that the missile that fell in that country and killed two people came from the Ukrainian air defense, according to the secretary general of the Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg.
“We have no indication that this was the result of a deliberate attack and we have no indication that Russia is preparing offensive military actions against NATO,” he claimed stoltenberg at a press conference following an emergency meeting of the North Atlantic Council, the organization’s main decision-making body.
NATO’s preliminary analysis agrees “that the incident was probably caused by the Ukrainian air defense missile fired to defend Ukrainian territory against Russian cruise missile attacks.”
In any case, the allied chief assured that the “ultimate responsibility” belongs to Russiafor starting the war against Ukraineand that kyiv “is not guilty”.
He also assured that the “top priority” of the NATO “now it is to provide more air defense systems for Ukraine.”
POLAND DOES NOT INVOKE NATO
For his part, the Polish Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawieckiconfirmed that your country will not invoke the NATO article that provides for consultations between allies when “territorial integrity” is threatenedthe political independence or security of any of the Parties”.
That was a hypothesis that he planned if it had been an aggression against Polish territory, which is a member of NATO.
RUSSIA DENIED IT
Previously Russia had insisted on Ukraine’s responsibility and credited kyiv with the launch of the S-300 anti-aircraft projectile.
Thus, the Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskovcalled the reaction of Poland and other countries to the missile incident “hysterical” and appreciated the reaction of the United States.
“It makes sense to highlight the restrained and more professional reaction of the United States and its president (Joe Biden),” that contrasted with the “absolutely hysterical of Poland and other countries,” Peskov said.
The Ministry of Defense of Russia He elaborated on more data to rule out his responsibility and pointed out that the missile belongs to the Ukrainian arsenal, according to Russian military specialists who analyzed the photographs of the fragments of the projectile.
As indicated in his daily war part by the Russian military spokesman, Igor Konashenkov, these are pieces of Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft defense missiles.
“The remains of the missile, found in the town of Przewodów and published in photographs in Poland (…) were unequivocally identified by the specialists of the Russian military complex as elements of the Ukrainian S-300 system guided anti-aircraft missile”said the general.
The Russian Defense Ministry insisted that Russia on Tuesday launched strikes against targets that are “only on the territory of Ukraine and at a distance of more than 35 kilometers from the Ukrainian-Polish border.”
BUT ZELENSKY INSISTED
Previously, the president of UkraineVolodymyr Zelensky, reiterated that it was “Russian missiles that hit” yesterday in the Polish town of Przewodównear the Ukrainian border, with the death of two farmers.
In the framework of the war, “almost 100 Russian missiles hit Ukraine. Residential buildings burned. Destroyed power plants again. Hundreds of cities were left without electricity, water and heating. Internet traffic has been reduced by two thirds, ”he denounced.
“Unfortunately, there are human casualties. -he added- And not only in Ukraine! Russian missiles hit the territory of neighboring Poland yesterday. There should be a quick response.”
The president of Ukraine it did not, however, provide any evidence for these assertions.
Source: Elcomercio
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