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===Russia===
===Russia===
The Russian [[Ministry of Defence (Russia)|Ministry of Defence]] denied that "strikes on targets near the Ukrainian-Polish state border were made by Russian means of destruction," and stated that the wreckage found at the scene "ha[d] nothing to do with Russian weapons."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reuters |date=2022-11-15 |title=Russia's defence ministry denies Russian missiles struck Polish territory |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-defence-ministry-denies-russian-missiles-struck-polish-territory-2022-11-15/ |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=Reuters |language=en}}</ref>.
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The Russian [[Ministry of Defence (Russia)|Ministry of Defence]] states on its website: "''We want to emphasise that the high-precision attacks were launched only at the targets located in Ukraine and no closer than 35 kilometres from the Ukrainian–Polish border.''

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The Ministry states on its website: "''We want to emphasise that the high-precision attacks were launched only at the targets located in Ukraine and no closer than 35 kilometres from the Ukrainian–Polish border.''


''The footage of the wreckage detected in Przewodów, published in the evening on 15 November in Poland, has definitely been identified by professionals of Russian defence industrial complex as elements of S-300 air defence guided missile of Ukrainian Air Force.''" <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-16 |title=Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine |url=https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12445520 |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation |language=en}}</ref>
''The footage of the wreckage detected in Przewodów, published in the evening on 15 November in Poland, has definitely been identified by professionals of Russian defence industrial complex as elements of S-300 air defence guided missile of Ukrainian Air Force.''" <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-16 |title=Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine |url=https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12445520 |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation |language=en}}</ref>

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Przewodów
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Area near the village of Przewodów
Date15 November 2022 (2022-11-15)
Timec. 15:40 (UTC+1)
LocationPrzewodów, Gmina Dołhobyczów, Hrubieszów County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
Coordinates50°28′28″N 23°55′19″E / 50.47444°N 23.92194°E / 50.47444; 23.92194
TypeMissile
Deaths2
Non-fatal injuries0

On 15 November 2022, a missile struck the territory of Poland at the village of Przewodów near the border with Ukraine.[1][2][3] The incident occurred during an attack on Ukrainian cities and energy facilities by Russia.[4][5] It was the first incident of a missile (vis-a-vis prior UAV incursions) landing and exploding within NATO territory during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6][7]

Polish media reported that two people were killed in an explosion[8][9] at a grain dryer.[5] Polish officials stated that the cause of the explosion was unknown. Polish radio station Radio ZET reported that two[3] stray rockets fell on the village, causing the explosion, although later reports indicated that there was only one missile.[4] NATO members started to review the evidence soon after the explosion was reported.[10] Preliminary assessments conducted by the United States suggest the missile was fired by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian missile.[11]

Investigation

Polish security services planned to spend the night of 15/16 November determining the cause of the explosions.[12]

Conflicting reports emerged regarding the origin and nature of the explosions shortly after the incident. Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the projectiles were "Russian-produced".[13] Andrés Gannon, a security expert at the think tank Council on Foreign Relations, speculated that the missiles could be from S-300 systems.[14] S-300s were used by both combatants during the invasion both as surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles, primarily by Ukraine and Russia respectively.[15][16][17] Mariusz Gierszewski, a Polish reporter for Radio ZET, reported sources claiming the missiles were the remains of a downed rocket.[18] U.S. president Joe Biden, speaking from the G20 summit in Bali, said that it was "unlikely" that the missiles were fired from Russia.[19]

Initial assessments by the United States found that the missile was likely to have been an air defence missile fired by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian missile.[11][20][21]

Reactions

Internal

After the explosion, Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki called an urgent meeting of a committee for national security and defence affairs.[22][23] A government spokesperson said that Poland was raising the alert level of some of its military units after the conclusion of the meeting. He also stated that Polish President Andrzej Duda spoke to Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg regarding the possibility of activating Article 4 of the NATO charter.[24]

Polish foreign minister Zbigniew Rau reportedly summoned the Russian ambassador and demanded "immediate detailed explanations".[25]

Polish president Andrzej Duda stated late on 15 November local time that there was no evidence of who fired the missile.[26]

Russia

The Russian Ministry of Defence denied that "strikes on targets near the Ukrainian-Polish state border were made by Russian means of destruction," and stated that the wreckage found at the scene "ha[d] nothing to do with Russian weapons."[27].

The Ministry states on its website: "We want to emphasise that the high-precision attacks were launched only at the targets located in Ukraine and no closer than 35 kilometres from the Ukrainian–Polish border.

The footage of the wreckage detected in Przewodów, published in the evening on 15 November in Poland, has definitely been identified by professionals of Russian defence industrial complex as elements of S-300 air defence guided missile of Ukrainian Air Force." [28]

Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine blamed Russia for the attack in his nightly video address, describing it as an infringement upon "collective security" and as a "significant escalation".[29] Foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba called suggestions of the missile being fired by Ukrainian air defense a "conspiracy theory".[30]

NATO officials and member countries

Due to this incident, compounded with the closure of the Friendship oil pipeline, the Hungarian government led by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán also called an emergency meeting with its Defence Council on the same night[31] and Defense Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky had a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.[32]

Shortly after the alleged strike, the U.S. Department of Defense acknowledged reports that two Russian missiles struck a location inside Poland near its Ukrainian border, though it could not confirm them.[33] Bob Menendez, Senate Foreign Relations Chair, expressed the hope that Russia would "apologize quickly for the loss of life and express that it wasn’t intentional", and warned of "all sorts of consequences", including the possibility of invoking Article 5, if the strike was intentional.[34]

Poland requested a NATO meeting on Wednesday, 16 November, on the basis of NATO Article 4. NATO diplomats said that the alliance would act cautiously and needed time to verify exactly how the incident happened.[35]

Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Reinsalu responded to the reports by tweeting that Estonia was ready to defend "every inch" of NATO territory.[36] Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo responded to the reports by saying "We Stand With Poland."[37] Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala tweeted that if the strikes were confirmed to be an intentional act by Russia, it would "be a further escalation by Russia."[38] Romanian President Klaus Iohannis tweeted that Romania stands "in full solidarity with our friend and ally Poland" and that "we are in contact with our partners and allies".[39]

Stoltenberg stated that Russia bears the blame although the missile was most likely a Ukrainian air defense system or missile. After all "this would not have happened if Russia did not fire these missiles," he stated. [40][41][42]

Others

President of the European Council Charles Michel stated that he was "shocked" by reports of the incident, adding that "we stand with Poland", which is a member of the European Union (EU).[43]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova expressed solidarity with Poland after the explosions and said that it was in contact with the Polish authorities. Moldovan foreign minister Nicu Popescu sent to Zbigniew, his Polish counterpart, condolences for the families of the victims.[44] An event similar to the missile strike in Poland had occurred in the Moldovan village of Naslavcea earlier on 31 October, when as a result of another wave of Russian missiles against Ukraine, one of them was taken down by Ukrainian air defence systems and it crashed into the village, causing material damages but no casualties.[45]

See also

References

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