Russia said on Wednesday that the attacks carried out on Tuesday only reached Ukrainian territory, adding that the missile that exploded on Polish territory was fired by a defense system in kyiv.
“We want to underline that the high-precision strikes (on Tuesday) were carried out only against the territory of Ukraine, at a distance of more than 35 kilometers from the border with Poland,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The remains of the projectile found in Poland “were categorically identified by Russian experts (…) as an anti-aircraft missile fired from the S-300 defense system of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” adds the document released by the Defense Ministry. of the Russia.
The incident in Poland is being investigated by NATO, since it occurred on the territory of one of the countries of the Atlantic Alliance.
Already on Tuesday, shortly after the incident became known, Zelensky had stated that the explosion in Poland was caused by Russian missiles.
“What we have been warning for a long time has happened. Terror is not limited to our national borders. Russian missiles hit Poland, ”he said at the time.
Poland called an emergency meeting with its NATO allies after announcing that a “Russian-made shell” had landed on Polish territory near the Ukrainian border, killing two people.
Photos published in the media showed a damaged agricultural vehicle next to a large crater.
Polish media said the victims were farm workers.
Source: TSF
