Rishi Sunak has released a statement after reports Russian missiles crossed into Poland, killing two people.
Reports began to surface on Tuesday (November 15) evening after a senior US intelligence official said Russian missiles had struck Przewodow, a village in eastern Poland near the border with Ukraine. The Polish Government confirmed an explosion in the village killed two people.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called an urgent meeting to discuss national security, a government spokesman said on Twitter. A spokesperson from the government spoke to journalists in Warsaw after the meeting and confirmed they are "raising the readiness of military units" and verifying if they need to activate NATO Article 4.
READ MORE: Brother and sister who 'hunted and killed man' lose murder appeal
That article says: "The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened."
Now, Rishi Sunak has released a statement on Twitter stating the UK are "urgently" looking into reports of a missile strike.
In a statement on Twitter, the Prime Minister said: "I have just spoken with the Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary. We are urgently looking into reports of a missile strike in Poland and will support our allies as they establish what has happened.
"We are also coordinating with our international partners, including NATO."
James Cleverly, the Uk's Foreign Secretary said: "We are urgently looking into reports of missiles landing in Poland, and are in contact with our Polish friends and NATO allies."
Russia's defence ministry said reports of Russian involvement were a "deliberate provocation aimed at escalating
the situation".
It added in a statement: "No strikes on targets near the Ukrainian-Polish state border were made by Russian means of destruction."
However, Moscow launched a large number of missiles at Ukraine on Tuesday, knocking out power for seven million households. Some of the missiles hit Lviv in western Ukraine, which is only 50 miles from the Polish border.
A number of NATO allies have voiced their support for Poland including Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of NATO said the alliance is "monitoring the situation in Poland," adding that "allies are closely consulting".
Mr Stoltenberg added: "Spoke with President Duda about the explosion in Poland. I offered my condolences for the loss of life. NATO is monitoring the situation and Allies are closely consulting. Important that all facts are established."
READ NEXT
Pervert in court for not telling police about OnlyFans account
CCTV shows guard dog disturbing gang trying to enter property
Carer caught with 6kg of heroin in the boot of her car
Will Ferrell asks for help to get a room in Liverpool for Eurovision
