MOSCOW, 15 Nov. The reports of the Polish media, as well as the statements of officials about the alleged fall of Russian missiles on the territory of Poland, are a provocation with the aim of further escalation, the Ministry of Defense said.
«Statements of the Polish media and officials about the alleged fall of the «Russian» rockets in the area of the settlement of Przevoduv is a deliberate provocation in order to escalate the situation. No strikes were made against targets near the Ukrainian-Polish state border by Russian means of destruction,” the ministry said.
Earlier, the Polish radio station ZET reported, citing unofficial sources, that two rockets fell near the village of Przewoduv in the Lublin Voivodeship on the border with Ukraine. According to preliminary data, two people were killed.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki convened a meeting of the Council of Ministers Committee on Security after the incident was reported. Government spokesman Petr Muller promised that all the data announced at the meeting, «if possible, will be presented as widely as possible to public opinion.» He also urged not to publish unconfirmed information.