The Polish National Defense Ministry told Newsweek „we are verifying and checking the information regarding the incident in Przewodów.“
Polish and U.S. officials are scrambling to investigate reports of a deadly blast potentially caused by a Russian missile on the Polish side of the border with Ukraine.
Local reports emerged Tuesday of an explosion that killed up to two people in the village of Przewodów of Lublin province along Poland’s eastern border with Ukraine.
A Pentagon spokesperson also addressed the news.
„We are aware of the press reports alleging that two Russian missiles have struck a location inside Poland near the Ukraine border,“ Ryder said. „I can tell you that we don’t have any information at this time to corroborate those reports and are looking into this further.“
He repeatedly declined to elaborate on any details of the incident or on potential military responses given Poland’s status as a member of the NATO alliance, which carries the Article 5 collective defense clause.
