Two people were killed in Ukraine’s neighboring Poland, when a missile hit a grain warehouse in the east of the country yesterday. Had the missile come from Russia, it would have escalated the ongoing war dramatically. The rocket hit the town of Przewodów, about six kilometers from the border with Ukraine. Several heads of state are now pointing towards Ukraine. The Polish authorities are now coming out and saying that the rocket is probably Ukrainian and that it is an unplanned incident. The Polish president emphasizes that there are no signs that the country was attacked deliberately. President Andrzej Duda adds that there is no preliminary evidence that the rocket was launched from Russia. The United States says the first investigations indicate that the rocket came from Ukraine, which was trying to defend itself against fierce Russian missile attacks. – It is unlikely that it was launched from Russia, Biden told reporters on Wednesday morning. Belgium also says the information they now have indicates that the missile was probably Ukrainian anti-aircraft weapons. – The attacks are most likely the result of Ukrainian air defense systems that were used to shoot down Russian missiles, says Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder. Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder. Photo: HATIM KAGHAT / AFP On Tuesday, Russia carried out more airstrikes than at any time since the start of the war, according to the BBC. Crisis meeting in Nato NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg called for a crisis meeting this morning. According to what NTB learns, NATO also does not believe that the rocket that hit Poland was fired from Russia. Polish President Andrzej Duda said last night that they did not know where the rocket came from, but that it was manufactured in Russia. Polish President Andrzej Duda Photo: PAWEL SUPERNAK / EPA Russia denies having anything to do with the incident. They say the missile that hit Poland is a Ukrainian missile type S-300. They also say that the Russian attacks on Tuesday were only aimed at Ukraine, and that the closest attack was 35 kilometers within Ukraine’s borders. Germany calls for calm German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz asks that the explosions be thoroughly investigated before conclusions are drawn in the case. – This destruction must be investigated, the rocket parts must be examined and then we must wait for the results before they are made public, says Scholz to the press, writes NTB. – In such a serious case, there must be no hasty conclusions about the course of events before a careful investigation has been carried out, he says. Rescue work in the village of Przewodow, after a rocket or rocket debris hit a grain field. Photo: UGC / Reuters China is also calling for calm around the issue. – Under the current circumstances, all parties should remain calm and exercise restraint to avoid escalation of the situation, says foreign policy spokesperson for the Chinese government, Mao Ning.
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