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This Article is From Nov 17, 2022

Updates: 2 Killed After Russian Missiles Cross Into Poland, Moscow Denies

Russia's defence ministry denied reports that Russian missiles had hit Polish territory, describing them as "a deliberate provocation aimed at escalating the situation".

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Updated : November 17, 2022 5:15 am IST

At least 2 people were killed in a blast in Poland. (File)

New Delhi:

Poland called emergency meetings of its national security council and cabinet today following unconfirmed reports that Russian missiles had landed on its territory near the Ukrainian border.

The government talks come after a wave of missile strikes across Ukraine on Tuesday which plunged seven million homes into darkness just days after a humiliating Russian retreat.

Polish media earlier reported that two people were killed in an explosion at a farm building in the village of Przewodow near the border.

The Associated Press earlier cited a senior US intelligence official as saying the blast was due to Russian missiles crossing into Poland. But the Pentagon said it could not confirm that account.

Russia's defence ministry denied reports that Russian missiles had hit Polish territory, describing them as "a deliberate provocation aimed at escalating the situation".

Here are the LIVE updates on the Russian Ukraine war:

Nov 17, 2022 05:15 (IST)
West criticizes Russia at U.N. for Ukraine war after missile crash in Poland

The United States and its allies on Wednesday criticized Russia in the United Nations Security Council over missile attacks on Ukraine in a meeting a day after a missile that NATO said was a stray fired by Ukraine's air defenses crashed inside Poland.

Military alliance NATO and member Poland said the missile was probably a stray fired by Ukraine's air defenses and not a Russian strike, easing international fears that the war could widen. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy demurred, saying there was no doubt the missile was not Ukrainian.
Nov 17, 2022 04:50 (IST)
Ukraine's Zelensky Asks Allies For 'All Data' In Poland Missile Row
President Volodymyr Zelensky called Wednesday for Ukraine's allies to share "all the data" held on the missile that landed in Poland, which Kyiv insists was fired by Russia, a claim contradicted by Warsaw.
Nov 17, 2022 04:22 (IST)
NATO believes Poland blast an 'accident,' Kyiv assails Russia

Western leaders moved to calm fears of a dangerous escalation in Russia's war in Ukraine Wednesday, saying a missile blast in Poland was likely an accident, while Kyiv pushed back hard at the idea its anti-aircraft fire was to blame.

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky pointed the finger at Russia, but the United States, like NATO, came out firmly in support of Warsaw's assessment that the deadly missile was probably fired by Ukraine.

Two people were killed on Tuesday when at least one missile hit a village in NATO member Poland near the Ukrainian border, during a mass Russian bombardment aimed at civilian infrastructure inside Western-backed Ukraine.
Nov 17, 2022 00:30 (IST)
Polish president meets CIA Director in Warsaw, says official

 Polish President Andrzej Duda met U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns in Warsaw on Wednesday evening, the head of Poland's National Security Bureau said.

"In the evening, President @AndrzejDuda talked with the head of the CIA, William Burns, who is in Warsaw after his visits to Ankara and Kyiv," Jacek Siewiera wrote on Twitter. "The conversation concerned the general security situation, the context of recent events came up."

Nov 16, 2022 23:27 (IST)
"This Is Not Our Missile": Zelensky Contradicts NATO Over Poland Blast
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that a missile that hit Poland, killing two, was Russian.
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Nov 16, 2022 21:19 (IST)
Russia Summons Polish Envoy After Missile Incident
Russia has summoned the Polish ambassador to Moscow to the foreign ministry, ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

Earlier the Kremlin accused Poland of reacting in "absolutely hysterical" fashion to Tuesday's incident when two people were killed by a missile in eastern Poland. Poland and NATO said on Wednesday it was probably a stray rocket fired by Ukraine's air defences and not, as some reports initially suggested, by Russia.
Nov 16, 2022 18:19 (IST)
Ukraine Seeks Access To Site Of Poland Missile Strike
Ukraine wants access to the site of an explosion in eastern Poland which Western officials say was probably caused by a Ukrainian air defence missile, a senior Ukrainian defence official said on Wednesday.

Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, said Ukraine wanted a joint study of Tuesday's incident with its partners and to see the information that provided the basis for its allies' conclusions.
Nov 16, 2022 17:35 (IST)
"No Indication Of Deliberate Attack" On Poland, Says NATO Chief
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday a deadly explosion in Poland was probably the result of Ukrainian anti-aircraft fire but that Russia bears "ultimate responsibility" for the war.
Nov 16, 2022 17:06 (IST)
Germany Rejects No-Fly Zone, Could Lead To NATO-Russia Confrontation
Establishing a no-fly zone would pose a threat of direct confrontation between Russia and NATO, a German government spokesperson said, after a missile blast in Poland near the Ukrainian border killed two people on Tuesday.

The spokesperson rejected this and said, "Together with all our allies we are agreed that we want to avoid a further escalation of this war in Ukraine."

Berlin will offer support to the Polish air defence, a spokesperson for the defence ministry said at a regular news conference on Wednesday.

The NATO meeting following Tuesday's blast was not based on the article 4 of the alliance's founding treaty, under which members can bring any issue of concern for discussion, a foreign ministry spokesperson said.
Nov 16, 2022 17:04 (IST)
Polish President Says "Very Likely" Missile Was From Ukraine Air Defence
Poland's President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday said it was "very likely" that the deadly missile that struck a Polish border village was from Ukraine's air defence.

"Absolutely nothing indicates that this was an intentional attack on Poland... It's very likely that it was a rocket used in anti-missile defence, meaning that it was used by Ukraine's defence forces," he told reporters.
Nov 16, 2022 16:32 (IST)
Germany Offers To Aid Polish Air Patrols After Rocket Strike
Germany said Wednesday it could send its own warplanes to support patrols over Poland following a deadly rocket strike in a village close to the border with Ukraine.

"As an immediate reaction to the incidents in Poland, we will offer to strengthen air policing with combat air patrols over its airspace with German Eurofighters," defence ministry spokesman Christian Thiels said at a regular press conference. "This can happen from tomorrow, if Poland so wishes."
Nov 16, 2022 15:49 (IST)
Poland Blast Was Likely Ukraine Air Defence Missile: Belgian Defence Minister
The explosion that killed two Polish civilians in a village near the Ukraine border was probably caused by Ukrainian air defence units firing at incoming Russian missiles, the Belgian defence minister said Wednesday.

"The missile strikes in Poland last night are being fully investigated by our intelligence service, which is in close contact with NATO partner services," Ludivine Dedonder said in a statement.

"Based on the preliminary information available, the strikes are most likely a result of Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems that were engaged to take Russian missiles out of the sky."
Nov 16, 2022 15:34 (IST)
Russia Says Its Strikes In Ukraine Were No Closer Than 35 Km To Polish Border
Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday that its strikes on Ukraine on November 15 were no closer than 35 km (22 miles) from the Polish border, RIA news agency reported.

NATO member Poland's president said earlier that Poland had no concrete evidence showing who fired a missile that struck a Polish grain facility some 6 km (4 miles) inside the border with Ukraine and killed two people.

A NATO source said U.S President Joe Biden had informed G7 and NATO partners that the blast in Poland had been caused by a Ukrainian air defence missile.

Nov 16, 2022 15:27 (IST)
NATO Holds Emergency Talks On Poland Missile Blast: Report
Nov 16, 2022 14:02 (IST)
UK, Canada stress importance of full probe into Poland missile strike

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to stress the importance of a full investigation into a missile strike on Poland, Sunak's office said on Wednesday.

"The prime minister and Prime Minister Trudeau emphasised the importance of a full investigation into the circumstances behind missiles falling in Poland yesterday," Sunak's office said, after the two leaders spoke to Zelenskiy from the G20 summit in Indonesia.

Nov 16, 2022 13:49 (IST)
Attacks in Ukraine during G20 shows Putin's contempt for international rules: Spain PM

The attacks in Ukraine during the G20 summit in Indonesia this week shows Russian President Vladimir Putin's contempt towards international rules, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday.

Sanchez also entirely blamed Russia for the crises on the food and energy markets in a news conference following the closure of the summit.

Nov 16, 2022 13:29 (IST)
China urges calm after Poland missile strike

China on Wednesday called for calm following a deadly missile strike on a Polish village near the border with war-ravaged Ukraine.

Foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular press briefing: "Under the current situation, all relevant parties should stay calm and exercise restraint to avoid escalation of the situation."

Nov 16, 2022 12:54 (IST)
Russia's Medvedev says Polish missile incident shows West moving closer to world war

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that an alleged missile strike on Polish territory showed that the West was moving closer to another World War.

"The incident with the Ukrainian-alleged 'missile strike' on a Polish farm proves just one thing: waging a hybrid war against Russia, the West moves closer to world war," Medvedev wrote on Twitter.

Nov 16, 2022 12:02 (IST)
Russia had 'nothing to do with' Poland explosions: Turkey's Erdogan

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that he respects Russia's statement that Russian missiles had not hit Polish territory, adding that he believes Moscow had "nothing to do with it."

"Russia saying this has nothing to do with them and (U.S. President Joe) Biden saying these missiles are not Russian-made show that this has nothing to do with Russia," Erdogan said at a news conference during the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.

Erdogan said the situation needs to be investigated and that he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin when he returns to Turkey.

Nov 16, 2022 11:35 (IST)
Poland attack attempt to provoke direct military clash: Russia in UN

The incident in Poland, a blast in a village near the border with Ukraine that killed two people, is an attempt to provoke a direct clash between Russia and NATO, the head of the permanent mission of Russia to the United Nations said on Wednesday.



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