Will NATO Get Involved? Missile Hits Poland in Sign of Possible Escalation
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy on Tuesday decried an apparent Russian missile strike that hit neighboring NATO member Poland as “a very significant escalation” of the war.
Zelenskyy’s comments, delivered in an evening address to the nation, came hours after a senior U.S. intelligence official told The Associated Press that Russian missiles had crossed into Polish territory and killed two people. If confirmed, the strike would mark the first time in the war that Russian weapons came down on a NATO country.
A second person said that apparent Russian missiles struck a site in Poland about 15 miles from the Ukrainian border.
It was not clear whether Zelenskyy had direct knowledge of the strikes. The U.S. National Security Council said it was checking into the reports. A NATO official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the alliance was also investigating.
Polish government spokesman Piotr Mueller confirmed that an explosion had killed two people and said some military units were put on alert while officials sought details.
Polish media reported that the strike took place in an area where grain was drying in Przewodów, a village near the border with Ukraine.
The Russian Defense Ministry denied being behind “any strikes on targets near the Ukrainian-Polish border” and said in a statement that photos of purported damage “have nothing to do” with Russian weapons.
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