Misinformation, the 'fog of war' and the missile hitting Poland

A television screen grab of damage from the missile that hit the Polish village of Przewodw.

Few incidents have more clearly demonstrated that the first casualty in war is the truth than the initial response to news a missile had fallen on Poland, killing two local farmers.

Almost immediately Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy was claiming Russia had attacked Poland, a NATO member. He said the incident was "a Russian missile attack on (NATO's) collective security" and that it represented "a very significant escalation".