Pole missile ‘Ukrainian’
THE STRAY missile that killed two people in Poland was likely from a Ukrainian air-defence system reacting to Russia’s air-strike campaign, it has been claimed.
World leaders dialled down fears of a direct confrontation with Russia, while piling blame on Moscow for the attacks that prompted the accident.
Ukrainian air defences had to shoot down scores of Russian missiles on Tuesday as about 100 cities were hit, a record since war broke out.
Polish president Andrzej Duda said of the strike on Przewodow, four miles inside Poland: “We have no proof at this point to suggest the missile was fired by the Russian side.
“Ukraine’s defence was launching their missiles in various directions and it is highly probable that one of these unfortunately fell on Polish territory.”
His comments were echoed by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who said a “preliminary analysis” suggested it was a Ukrainian air defence missile fired to defend against the barrage of cruise missiles.