The Polish government said a Russian-made missile fell into the village of Przewodów, about five miles from the Ukrainian border.
KYIV, Ukraine — The conflict in Ukraine spilled into NATO territory Tuesday when a missile that landed in a Polish village left two people dead, as Russia launched mass airstrikes across Ukraine in apparent retribution for its stinging loss of the strategic city of Kherson.the incident, occurring in the Polish village of Przewodow, about five miles from the Ukrainian border, were not immediately clear.
The situation demonstrated the risk that the United States and its NATO allies could be drawn into the conflict beyond arming Ukrainian forces — a possibility that Biden and his administration have sought to avoid. Because Poland is a member of the alliance, the United States is treaty-bound to defend the nation if it is attacked and asks for such help.
Biden also conferred with Stoltenberg, who plans to chair a meeting of NATO ambassadors Wednesday morning to discuss the incident, a senior NATO official said. A spokesman for the Polish government said Warsaw may hold consultations with NATO allies under Article 4 of the organization’s charter, which allows member nations to raise any issue of concern, especially related to security, for discussion by the alliance.The Pentagon’s press secretary, Brig. Gen.
Tuesday’s assault was far heavier, Zelensky said in his address to the nation. At least 85 missiles were fired, he said. It was too soon to tell Tuesday evening whether the strike was intentional or if Russia had been aiming for targets inside Ukraine and overshot, said one official familiar with initial assessments of the strike. This person spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an unfolding investigation. The strike coincided with Russia’s attacks on
While the missile attacks Tuesday were part of the Kremlin’s ongoing strategy to degrade Ukraine’s infrastructure as winter approaches, they also seemed intended to demonstrate that Russia can still inflict damage despite being forced repeatedly to retreat from its military objectives. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Nov. 15 asked the G-20 to back a plan to end the war after Russia's defeat in the southern city of Kherson.
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