UPDATED WEDNESDAY: Poland reported Tuesday that a missile landed in the nation, killing two people.
Polish President Andrzej Duda said the missile appeared to have been accidentally fired into Poland from Ukraine, which was defending itself against more than 90 missile strikes Tuesday from Russia. He called the incident “an unfortunate accident.”
“We have no evidence at the moment that it was a rocket launched by Rocket forces,” President Duda said. “However, there are many indications that it was missile that was used by Ukraine’s anti-missile defense.”
NATO Secretary General Jens Stolenberg said a preliminary analysis shows the Ukrainian missile was fired at an incoming Russian missile.
Ukraine was slammed by more than 90 missiles strikes that came Tuesday from Russia.
The missile in Poland landed near Przewodow, a village near eastern Poland’s border with Ukraine.
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden spoke with the Polish President Duda after the missile strike. The White House said U.S. officials are working with government officials in Poland to collect more information.
And on Tuesday night, President Biden convened a meeting with world leaders in Bali, Indonesia, where he and others are meeting for the G20 Summit. Russian President Vladimir Putin chose not to attend the summit.
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