A rocket fall in Poland

On Tuesday, November 15, during a massive blow to the energy infrastructure of Ukraine in the Polish village of Pshevodov, which is 6.5 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, a rocket exploded. This happened several dozen meters from residential buildings, two people were killed, Polish media write .

What's happened :

🟢 During a massive strike on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure, the rocket fell on the territory of the Polish village of Pshevodov 6.5 kilometers from the border. The grain dryer suffered, two people were killed .

🟢 After the incident, Poland Prime Minister Tadeusz Moravetsky convened an urgent meeting of the Committee on National Security and Defense. On the evening of November 15, the Polish persons tried to avoid official statements about the incident, the spokesman of the Moravesky urged not to publish unverified information.

🟢 At night, members of the Polish government left the meeting, but no information about who owns the rocket, and the press secretary of Poland Mateusz Moravetsky did not give about the explosion.

🟢 Press Secretary of Moravesky added that some divisions of the Polish army are improving readiness, and the government of the country is discussing the question of whether Article 4 of the NATO agreement, which refers to consultations between the countries-the security or integrity of one of them, is under threat. None of the officials reported on the application of Article 5 of the NATO agreement.

What is known about the rocket by this hour :

🟢 Independent Western specialists and Russian propagandists noted the visual resemblance of a fragment with part of the S-300 Soviet engine, which are in service with the air defense of Ukraine. At the same time, earlier Western sources reported that Russia could use converted S-300 to strike on ground targets in Ukraine.

🟢 Polish military expert Yaroslav Volsky published a photograph of a rocket fragment and noted that with an equal -like probability, this can be a “lost” Russian cruise missile or air defense missile of Ukraine.

🟢 The journalist of the Polsat News publication in Ukraine, Mateush Lakhovsky, with reference to Ukrainian experts, wrote that the fragments found in Pshevodva are parts of the X-101 Russian cruise missile.

🟢 Three sources of AP reported that, according to preliminary data, a rocket launched by Ukrainian troops fell in Poland to bring down the Russian missile.

🟢 NATO plane, writes CNN with reference to the representative of the alliance, was able to track the missiles that fell in Poland. This information was provided to the authorities of the country and other NATO members.

How politicians reacted:

🟢 A source in American intelligence half an hour after shelling informed AP that "Russian missiles crossed the Polish border." The statements of officials were calmer. The Pentagon reported that there was no information about whose rocket was, and in the White House they said that so far they could not confirm reports of the Russian rocket.

🟢 The Ministry of Defense said that there were no blows near the Polish border, the wreckage had nothing to do with Russia, and Polish statements are “intentional provocation”.

🟢 Vladimir Zelensky, commenting on the explosion in Poland, said that "terror is not limited to Ukrainian state borders." “Russian missiles hit Poland. How many times did Ukraine say that the terrorist state will not be limited to our country? This is a matter of time when the Russian terror went on, ”he added .

🟢 Closer to morning, Joe Biden called the fact that the rocket was released from the territory of Russia, and Polish President Andrzej Duda expressed the hope that this was an isolated case. However, Bidden specified that the United States and NATO will conduct a full investigation before acting.

🟢 At the same time, the Poland Foreign Ministry called Russia's ambassador. The report unequivocally states that a “Russian -made missile” fell on the village of Pshevodov.

🟢 The ambassadors of NATO countries will hold an emergency meeting today, writes Reuters. The agency claims that the meeting will be held at the request of Poland on the basis of the 4th article of the Alliance agreement. The publication writes that NATO will act carefully.

🟢 The Estonian Foreign Ministry said that the latest news is most concerned. “Estonia is ready to protect every inch of NATO territory,” the Foreign Ministry added.

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