Polish authorities confirmed Tuesday night the death of two people in Przewodow, near the Ukrainian border, due to an explosion, but refused to accuse Russia, as Ukraine and the Baltic countries have ventured to do.
At the end of a meeting of the Security Council, convened after learning of the incident, the government spokesman, Piotr Muller, said that Warsaw is «increasing the readiness of some military units and other uniformed services», according to the Polish agency PAP.
Muller also explained that Warsaw is studying the current conditions and whether the premises are met to initiate the procedures set out in Article 4 of the NATO Pact, which provides for a consultation of the organization when territorial integrity, security or political independence are threatened.
The emergency meeting was attended by Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski, Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, as well as the Commander of Operations of the Armed Forces and the Commander-in-Chief of the Police.
Polish media reported on Tuesday the death of two people in Przewodow, in the province of Lublin, after the possible impact of two stray rockets. Countries such as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine have not hesitated to point the finger at Russia for the launching of these missiles.
Moscow, in response to calls from several states for NATO territory to be defended, has rejected these accusations and explained that the missile fragments in the area do not correspond to the type of weaponry used by Russia.
The episode comes on a day when Russia has launched a new wave of attacks on the western territory of Ukraine. Kiev, Lviv and many other cities have been the scene of Russian offensives, which have mainly targeted energy infrastructures.
