Twin explosions rang out Tuesday afternoon in Przewodów, a rural village located five miles from the Ukrainian border in south western Poland. The aftermath of the explosions, which killed two, is pictured
* Twin explosions rang out this afternoon in Przewodów, a rural village located five miles from Ukrainian border
* A US intelligence official claimed the fatal explosions were caused by a pair of wayward Russian missiles
* Polish radio reports also said that two missile strikes had occurred close to the border, killing two people
* But other reports suggested parts of the debris looked similar to components of Ukrainian air defence system
* The blasts came as Moscow launched a barrage of fresh missile attacks across the whole of Ukraine today
* Poland is a member of NATO, whose member states agree to maintain a policy of 'collective defence'
Two people have been killed in Poland after explosions hit a farm near the border with Ukraine in what is thought to be a botched Russian missile attack, leading Warsaw to 'increase the readiness' of its armed forces.
Twin explosions rang out this afternoon in Przewodów, a rural village located five miles from the Ukrainian border in south western Poland.
A senior US intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the fatal blasts were caused by a pair of wayward Russian missiles - though the blast site sits more than 10 miles from the nearest Ukrainian urban settlement of note, Chervonohrad.
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Of all the NATO countries, Poland is the most forceful in wanting NATO to become directly involved in the Russia - Ukraine war. There are already thousands of Polish "volunteers", and most of Ukraine's equipment is being repaired on the Polish side of the border. It would not take much for this crisis to really blow-up.
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