NATO “inspectionUnconfirmed information that on Tuesday, November 15, two Russian missiles hit the territory of Poland, AFP learned from an official source. An explosion took place in the Polish village of Przewodow, just a few kilometers from the Ukrainian border. Two people were killed, the Polish government confirmed.
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The police, the army, the prosecutor’s office are there. according to the information received from Figaro, the French army clears up the suspicions. So far, the origin of the explosion in Poland has not been determined. NATO “inspectionsituation, the military alliance announced, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed Moscowvery important escalation“. Emmanuel Macron has him”contacted“With Poland and plans”discussionWednesday at the G20.
The event came as Ukraine was hit en masse by hundreds of Russian missiles on Tuesday, causing numerous power outages across the country. “We have no information to confirm this information at this stage and we are looking into it further.Nevertheless, the spokesperson of the Pentagon clarified.
Alarm level raised in Poland
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called an emergency meeting of the National Security Council on Tuesday evening, government spokesman Piotr Mueller announced. “The explosion caused the death of two Poles“At the end of the session, the government approved, condemning the situation.”serious and sensitive“. The investigation will continue throughout the night. Poland has also decided to raise the level of vigilance of some military units, the spokesperson of the government announced.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban also called a meeting of the Defense Council on Tuesday evening. Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks said accused in the tweet “Russia’s criminal regime“, whose”missiles (…) landed in Poland“. The official page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia said to him on Twitter that “Estonia is ready to defend every inch of NATO territory. We stand in full solidarity with our close ally, Poland“.
“Provocation”
In turn, Russia described as “Provocationreports that Russian missiles hit Poland. “Statements by Polish media and officials about the alleged fall of Russian missiles near the city of Przewodow are deliberate provocations with the aim of escalating the situation.The Ministry of Defense of Russia announced on its Telegram microblog.
Poland, which borders Ukraine, is a NATO member and about 10,000 US troops are stationed in the country. Article 5 of the Atlantic Treaty states that if a member state is the victim of an armed attack, the others will regard this act of violence as an armed attack directed against all members and take the necessary measures to come to their aid. about the country under attack.
Hundreds of missiles hit Ukraine
On Tuesday, as a result of Russian strikes in Ukraine, at least one person was killed in Kiev. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, 85 rockets were fired at multiple Ukrainian cities, from Kiev to Lviv, near the Polish border, and from Kharkiv in the northeast to Odesa in the southwest.
But according to the Air Force, 100 missiles were fired, including from strategic bombers, that is.more than on October 10, when the occupiers fired 84According to press spokesman Yuri Ignat. These strikes take place in the middle of the G20 summit in Indonesia.
Source: Le Figaro
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