NATO chief says Poland blast likely caused by Ukrainian missile!

The military alliance’s secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, said the missile incident took place “as Russia launched a massive wave of rocket attacks across Ukraine.”

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While the investigation was ongoing into the incident, he said, “there was no indication this was the result of a deliberate attack” and no indication it was a result of “offensive military actions against NATO.”

Preliminary analysis, as previously reported, suggests the incident was caused by a Ukrainian air defense missile fired to intercept a Russian missile.

“Let me be clear, this is not Ukraine’s fault. Russia bears the ultimate responsibility as it continues its war against Ukraine,” he said.

The comments come after the alliance’s North Atlantic Council held an emergency meeting following the missile strike that hit Poland on Tuesday night, killing two civilians.

Early Wednesday morning, The Associated Press reported, citing three unnamed U.S. officials, that preliminary assessments indicated “the missile that struck Poland had been fired by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian missile.”

Other media agencies, including NBC News, cited similar details on Wednesday; Reuters reported a NATO source as saying President Joe Biden had told the G-7 and NATO partners that the strike was caused by “a Ukrainian air defense missile,” while The Wall Street Journal cited two senior Western officials briefed on the preliminary U.S. assessments as saying the missile was from a Ukrainian air defense system.

Those assessments came after Biden said Tuesday that it was “unlikely” the missile was fired from Russia, citing the trajectory of the rocket. President Andrzej Duda of Poland said Wednesday that there was no indication that this was an intentional attack on Poland.

“There are many indications that it was an air defense missile, which unfortunately fell on Polish territory,” Duda said.

NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, General Christopher Cavoli, briefed the meeting of the North Atlantic Council, and Poland's Ambassador to NATO, Tomasz Szatkowski, updated Allies on the incident and the ongoing investigation.

"Since the start of Russia's illegal war in Ukraine, NATO has increased vigilance across our eastern flank," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said after the meeting. He stated that we need to await the outcome of the ongoing investigation, but "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 added: "Our preliminary analysis suggests that the incident was likely caused by a Ukrainian air defence missile fired to defend Ukrainian territory against Russian cruise missile attacks. But let me clear: this is not Ukraine's fault. Russia bears ultimate responsibility as it continues its illegal war against Ukraine."

Allies made clear that they will continue to support Ukraine in its right to self-defence. They also offered their deepest condolences on the tragic loss of life and expressed their strong solidarity with Poland.

"We agreed that we need to stay vigilant, calm and closely coordinated. We will continue to consult and monitor the situation very closely. NATO stands united and we will always do what is necessary to protect and defend all Allies," Mr Stoltenberg said.

[MatejzKosic]

So it means that Zelensky lied yesterday?

[josephmartin]

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[AahFukIt]

No words were made simce this announcement from Lil'Z ! Ups, they caught you, being naighty.

[seanfairman]

That basically means it was a US/nato missile

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NATO Secretary General 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!!!

[jessicaprintke]

So why does everybody believe such a threat as a nuclear attack... It's because when you're guilty of doing just that You expect nothing less

[jessicaprintke]

Well at least we have the advantage of our enemies warning us before they strike us since we can't trust our own country to give us any kind of notice.

[sticky]

Everyone would have known immediately it happened. They track all the trajectories .... 24/7 satellite imagery.

[danaproca]

A kiss from zelensky for poland with the hope that will make more tension with russia and nato start the war...