Pentagon says unable to verify if Russian missiles hit Poland

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
15 Nov 2022 22:19
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Spokesman Pat Ryder stressed that he will not be getting into hypotheticals, and that evidence must be collected to make conclusions.

A picture published by Polish media claiming to be of the place where one of the Russian missiles fell (Twitter)

The Pentagon said it was unable to verify reports that 2 Russian missiles hit Poland soils, but it is investigating the claims.

Amid reports about 2 missiles that fell in the village of Przewodów in the Lubelskie Voivodeship near the border with Ukraine, Warsaw called for an emergency national security council meeting.

Przewód, Poland after strike pic.twitter.com/udzGSjGyea
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"We are aware of the press reports alleging that two Russian missiles have struck a location inside Poland or the Ukraine border," said Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesman.

"We have no information right now to corroborate that there has been a missile strike," Ryder told reporters, adding that the Pentagon was "looking into this further."

Ryder went on to stress that it is incumbent upon countries to gather knowledge about the situation before coming down to conclusions on the matter.

"We want to deal with facts," Ryder said. "I think it’s incumbent on all of us to get the facts before we start speculating or jumping to conclusions."

The Pentagon spokesman said that he will not be speculating or getting into hypotheticals on a possible response to NATO member Poland: “I'm not going to get into hypotheticals or speculate,” Ryder said during a press briefing when asked about a potential US response to the alleged strike. “We have no information right now to corroborate that there has been a missile strike.”

According to Pentagon Press Secretary, the United States has several ways to confirm media reports that two Russian missiles may have landed in Polish territory close to the Ukrainian border.

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