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Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Tuesday summoned the country’s security ministers for an emergency meeting, while the Associated Press reported a U.S. official as saying that two Russian missiles landed on the territory of the NATO country, killing two.
Polish government spokesperson Piotr Müller did not confirm the reports, but said that more information would be released after the government meeting.
Pentagon Press Secretary Brigadier General Patrick Ryder told POLITICO he did not have any information to corroborate the reports.
Russian missiles on Tuesday hit targets across Ukraine in the largest such attack since the invasion began in February.
According to Polish radio, an explosion at 3:40 p.m. near the town of Przewodów killed two people. Police and the military are on the scene. A photograph from the location showed an impact crater near a grain silo.
We received a report of an explosion,” Marcin Lebiedowicz, a captain with the local fire department, told Radio Lublin. “Upon arrival, we confirm that something like this happened. Two people died on the spot. At the moment we are securing the scene.”
Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks tweeted: “My condolences to our Polish brothers in arms. Criminal Russian regime fired missiles which target not only Ukrainian civilians but also landed on NATO territory in Poland. Latvia fully stands with Polish friends and condemns this crime.”
The Estonian foreign ministry said: “Latest news from Poland is most concerning. We are consulting closely with Poland and other Allies. Estonia is ready to defend every inch of NATO territory. We’re in full solidarity with our close ally Poland.”
Margarita Simonyan, the chief of Russian propaganda outlet RT, compared the situation in Poland to that of Belgorod, a Russian city near the border with Ukraine that has seen several Ukrainian attacks. “Now Poland has its own Belgorod region. What did you want?”
There was no confirmation from the Kremlin.
