More deaths and injuries in major Russian attacks on Ukraine as Poland investigates airspace violation – Europe live
Poland’s PM Tusk is speaking now, chairing an emergency meeting on the incident with senior representatives of the military and the emergency services. He confirms “a missile” fell on the Polish territory, and says “it looks like” it was a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile, as reported by Ukraine (9:19). “Let’s not jump to conclusions before the detailed investigation is complete; we’ll want to be 100 percent certain about what kind of projectile was fired.” He calls the incident “serious,” but confirms there are no casualties or damage. He says Poland was prepared to shoot down the rocket if it continued its flight into the Polish territory.
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Poland’s PM Tusk is speaking now, chairing an emergency meeting on the incident with senior representatives of the military and the emergency services. He confirms “a missile” fell on the Polish territory, and says “it looks like” it was a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile, as reported by Ukraine (9:19). “Let’s not jump to conclusions before the detailed investigation is complete; we’ll want to be 100 percent certain about what kind of projectile was fired.” He calls the incident “serious,” but confirms there are no casualties or damage. He says Poland was prepared to shoot down the rocket if it continued its flight into the Polish territory.