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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Missile that hit Poland likely came from Ukraine defences, say Warsaw and Nato

Police and secret services in Przewodów after a missile strike killed two people in the village
Police and secret services in Przewodów after a missile strike killed two people in the village. Photograph: Wojtek Radwański/AFP/Getty Images

Ukraine’s air defence was probably responsible for a blast that killed two people in south-eastern Poland, the Polish president has said, while Nato said Russia was ultimately to blame as Moscow had started the war and launched the attack that triggered Kyiv’s defences.

While fears eased of a dangerous escalation in the war, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, insisted on Wednesday he had “no doubt” the missile concerned was not Ukrainian.

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