Claims of Russian missile strike on Poland trigger NATO emergency talks - BBC News

It’s reported that Russian missiles have struck a farm in Poland near its border with Ukraine, killing two people.

It came on a day that Russia launched a mass wave of missile attacks across Ukraine.

Russia dismissed claims that it was responsible for the missile strike in Poland, calling them "a deliberate provocation in order to escalate the situation".

The US and other international powers said they were investigating and did not immediately attribute blame.

The Polish government has been holding emergency talks and said it was putting some military units on heightened alert.

If the missiles are confirmed to be Russian, it would mark the first time its missiles had landed on the territory of a Nato member, raising the question of how the security alliance would respond.

There has been speculation that the strikes in Poland could be due to a missile malfunction, or the result of Ukraine’s air defence systems knocking a Russian missile off course.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of deliberately attacking Poland and demanded a tough NATO response.

Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Jeremy Bowen in Ukraine and Steve Rosenberg in Moscow.

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[aormonde]

Baffling how the Russian missile operators could mistake a Polish tractor for a Malaysian airliner

[NZobservatory]

"We absolutely did not do this, but if we did it's totally your fault!" -- Russia, 2022

[rickeyharris]

Imagine firing a missile and missing the whole part of Ukraine

[moneropump]

its crazy that despite the truth coming out that it was a Ukrainian missile, you still have not changed the title or context of this video... insane

[tamitu]

The only things officially confirmed by the Polish government are:
- Two people are dead
- Poland is increasing the combat readiness of its army
- Poland is considering launching Art 4 NATO
- The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that these missiles were of Russian production, the investigation is still ongoing.
🙂 from Poland🇵🇱

[tjcj]

Remember ‘we have no intention of invading Ukraine, it’s just military exercises’.

[buffster]

"You can't give life back." Such a truth we need to remember in conflict. I hope this war ends as soon as possible.

[blackfighter]

After NATO Press conference, R.I.P. those channel and journalist 😐, who told with confidence that Russia attacked Poland

[kubel]

Russia said no.
But they also said they wouldn’t invade Ukraine.
So I guess the missile was a special air delivery.

[Mozokuni]

Russia - “It must have been someone else shooting missiles at Ukraine.”

[kieranhenno]

Imagine firing a missile and missing the 2nd biggest country in Europe

[IK_MK]

Half of these comments have aged like milk in a time machine ☠️☠️☠️🤦‍♂️

[TommyReckx]

Russia: "Gets blamed for something"
Response: "Nah it wasn't us, trust me."

[antistream]

"It wasn't our misslie" ministry of truth says while commiting MASSIVE BARRAGE of missiles over Ukraine

[billabong-znet]

Did we really expect Russia to admit to another military mistake

[JoeLikesTrains]

It seems most of these top comments were made in the couple hour period where the world thought it was Russia who attacked poland when it was a Ukrainian missile that unintentionally hit it

[evenif]

Russia accidentally hitting poland and then going "no we didnt!!!" would almost be funny if it werent so awful and terrifying

[kalleklp]

Imagine missing a whole country with a missile.
That's something only Russia can achieve.

[wanttosayadrem]

BTW Did Ukraine apologize for this dangerous strike on Polish territory in Poland and for killing 2 Polish innocent souls ?? Not! They are not civilized habits but barbaric ones

[lostpony]

In the US, if i fire intending to shoot one guy but i miss and kill someone else instead, having intended to kill a different guy is not a defense to the murder.