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Russia-Ukraine live: Explosions kill two in Poland
Smoke rises over Lviv after Russian missile raids in the western Ukrainian city [Pavlo Palamarchuk/Reuters]
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Federica Marsi
Published On 15 Nov 202215 Nov 2022
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- The US Defense Department says it is investigating unconfirmed reports that Russian missiles have hit Poland after an explosion killed two people in Przewodow, a village in the east of the country near the border with Ukraine.
- Russia’s defence ministry has denied that its missiles hit the NATO member state.
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13m ago
(21:05 GMT)
Hungary calls defence council meeting over Poland missile reports
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has convened the national defence council over unconfirmed reports of Russian missiles striking Ukraine’s neighbour Poland.
“In response to the stop in oil transfer through the Druzhba pipeline and the missile hitting territory of Poland, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has convened HU’s Defence Council for 8 pm (1900 GMT),” Orban’s spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said in a Tweet.
13m ago
(21:04 GMT)
Oil flows on Druzhba pipeline suspended in parts of Eastern Europe
Oil supply to parts of Eastern and Central Europe via a section of the Druzhba pipeline has been temporarily suspended, according to oil pipeline operators in Hungary and Slovakia.
The extent of the disruption was not immediately clear.
Hungary’s MOL said its Ukrainian partner told the company a Russian rocket hit a power station close to the Belarus border, which provides electricity for a pump station, and this led to the stoppage.
Slovakia’s Transpetrol confirmed the suspension as well, citing “technical reasons on the Ukrainian side” but did not specify a rocket strike.
18m ago
(20:59 GMT)
Latvian government to meet, ‘be ready for further action’
The government of NATO member Latvia will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to assess the security situation following an explosion in Poland, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins has said.
“I have called an emergency government meeting to listen to the reports of the responsible ministries and institutions on the security situation in the region and to be ready for further action,” he tweeted.
“Latvia and its NATO allies are ready for any situation to defend their citizens and territories,” Karins added.
27m ago
(20:51 GMT)
Zelenskyy says Russian missiles hit Poland in ‘significant escalation’ of conflict
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russian missiles hit Poland, a NATO country, in a “significant escalation” of the conflict.
Zelenskyy did not provide evidence of the strikes. Polish authorities have not confirmed the cause of the blasts in Przewodow, near the border with Ukraine.
“The longer Russia feels impunity, the more threats there will be to anyone within reach of Russian missiles. To fire missiles at NATO territory! This is a Russian missile attack on collective security! This is a very significant escalation. We must act,” Zelenskyy said, according to a text accompanying his nightly video address.
39m ago
(20:38 GMT)
Explosions in Poland could mean war has spilled into NATO territory: AJ correspondent
Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull, reporting from Kyiv, says reports that Russian missiles crossed into Poland would, if confirmed, “be the very first time that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has directly spilled over onto NATO territory”.
Hull added it was possible those missiles had “missed their targets, overshot their targets, or were pushed off course by Ukrainian air defences”.
“But I think we need to be very, very careful about speculating along those lines until the details of the attack become clearer,” he said.
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53m ago
(20:25 GMT)
‘We are all part of the NATO family’: Belgium
Belgium has strongly condemned reports of a blast in Poland, saying NATO will stand united.
“We are all part of the NATO family that is more than ever united and equipped to protect us all,” Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said in a tweet.
1h ago
(20:10 GMT)
Russia denies its missiles struck Polish territory
Russia’s defence ministry has denied reports that Russian missiles hit Polish territory, describing them as “a deliberate provocation aimed at escalating the situation”.
“No strikes on targets near the Ukrainian-Polish state border were made by Russian means of destruction,” it said in a statement.
Wreckage reportedly found at the scene “has nothing to do with Russian weapons”, it added.
1h ago
(20:07 GMT)
Missiles hitting Poland would be further escalation by Russia: Czech Republic
Russian missiles hitting Poland would be a further escalation by Russia, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala has said, adding strikes on Ukraine showed Moscow wanted to destroy that country.
“If Poland confirms that the missiles also hit its territory, this will be a further escalation by Russia,” Fiala said on Twitter. “We stand firmly behind our EU and NATO ally.”
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1h ago
(19:36 GMT)
Pentagon ‘looking into’ reports Russian missiles hit inside Poland
The Pentagon has said it was unable to corroborate reports that two Russian missiles had landed inside NATO member Poland, but that it was investigating the claims.
“We are aware of the press reports alleging that two Russian missiles have struck a location inside Poland or the Ukraine border,” Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said, adding that the Pentagon was was “looking into this further”.
“I don’t want to speculate or get in hypotheticals. When it comes to our security commitments and Article Five, we’ve been crystal clear that we will defend every inch of NATO territory,” Ryder said.
Article Five is the collective defence pact in NATO, stating that an attack on any member of the alliance is an attack on all members.
1h ago
(19:31 GMT)
Estonia says reports of explosions in Poland ‘most concerning’
Estonia has expressed concern over reports of explosions in Poland, a NATO member.
“Latest news from Poland is most concerning,” Estonia’s foreign ministry said on Twitter.
“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.”
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