Russia on Tuesday described as “provocations” reports that Russian missiles hit Poland, a NATO member country and neighbor of Ukraine, which has called an emergency meeting of its National Security Council.
“The statements by the Polish media and official officials about an alleged drop of Russian missiles near the city of Przewodow is an intentional provocation with the aim of creating an escalation of the situation,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in its Telegram account statement. .
“No strikes were carried out against targets close to the Ukrainian-Polish border” by the Russian military, the Defense Ministry said.
The images of “debris published by the Polish media from the scene of the events in the town of Przewodow have no connection” with Russian shells, it added.
A possible major escalation
Russia fired dozens of missiles into Ukrainian territory on Tuesday, according to Kyiv. In the past, fragments of Russian missiles have fallen in Moldova, another country neighboring Ukraine.
A Russian attack on Polish territory would mean a major escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, with the risk of widening.
The US Defense Department said it was “examining” media reports that two Russian missiles “hit at a location in Poland or on the Ukrainian border.”
The Polish government, for its part, said it had called an emergency meeting of the National Security Council on Tuesday night “as a result of the current crisis situation,” without giving details.
Source: BFM TV
