Ukraine news – live: Biden vows investigation into claims Russia fired missile at Poland that killed two

Poland is increasing its “readiness” of some military units after a report that an explosion that killed two people near the Ukrainian border was caused by stray Russian missiles, Polish officials said.

The US and Western allies are investigating the reports, but have not confirmed that the blast in the village of Przewodow, a village in eastern Poland, was caused by Russia.

Poland is now verifying if it needs to request consultations under Article 4 of the NATO military alliance treaty, a government spokesman said.

Article 4 allows NATO members to bring any issue of concern, especially regarding security, for discussion at the North Atlantic Council.

“It was decided a moment ago to increase the readiness of some combat military units in Poland and to increase the combat readiness of other units of uniformed services in our country,” government spokesman Piotr Muller said.

Earlier this evening, The Associated Press cited a senior US intelligence official as saying the blast was caused by Russian missiles crossing into Poland.

Russia's defence ministry has denied the reports, describing them as “a deliberate provocation aimed at escalating the situation”.

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• Two dead after Russian missiles cross into NATO member Poland

Russia says its strikes in Ukraine were no closer than 35km to Polish border

09:40 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Russia‘s defence ministry said on Wednesday that its strikes on Ukraine on Nov. 15 were no closer than 35 km (22 miles) from the Polish border, RIA news agency reported.

Nato member Poland’s president said earlier that Poland had no concrete evidence showing who fired a missile that struck a Polish grain facility some 6 km (4 miles) inside the border with Ukraine and killed two people.

A Nato source said US president Joe Biden had informed G7 and NATO partners that the blast in POland had been caused by a Ukrainian air defence missile.

Putin’s ‘economic asphyxiation’ will blight world for years to come, says Sunak

09:25 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

The impact of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine will continue to blight the world “for years to come”, Rishi Sunak has said.

The prime minister accused the Russian president of inflicting “global economic asphyxiation” on countries around the world.

And he condemned Putin’s decision to launch a wave of around 80 missile strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine at a time when world leaders were meeting at the G20 summit in Indonesia, describing it as an act of “contempt” for the international community.

In a press conference as the Bali summit drew to an end, Mr Sunak said that the Ukraine war will continue to pose a threat to the UK and its allies and “devastate” the world economy for as long as it goes on.

Our political editor Andrew Woodcock reports from Bali:

Putin’s ‘economic asphyxiation’ will blight world for years to come, says Sunak

In pictures: Site of missile strike in Przewodow, Poland following missile strike

09:15 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Ukrainian presidential adviser: Russia to blame for any 'incidents with missiles'

09:02 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

A senior adviser to Ukraine‘s president said on Wednesday that Russia was to blame for any “incidents with missiles” after its invasion of his country.

“In my opinion, it is necessary to adhere to only one logic. The war was started and is being waged by Russia. Russia massively attacks Ukraine with cruise missiles,” Mykhailo Podolyak said in a written statement after US president Joe Biden said a missile that killed two people in Poland was probably not fired from Russia.

“Russia has turned the eastern part of the European continent into an unpredictable battlefield. Intent, means of execution, risks, escalation - all this is only Russia. And there can be no other explanation for any incidents with missiles.”

Putin’s countrywide missile attack shows his ‘utter contempt’ for G20 resolutions

08:42 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Prime minister Rishi Sunak has said Russia’s missile strikes across Ukraine on Monday shows Vladimir Putin’s “utter contempt” for G20 resolutions.

“While other world leaders were working together, Putin was launching indiscriminate attacks on civilians in Ukraine,” Mr Sunak said.

“This is the cruel and unrelenting reality of Putin’s war,” he added, which “poses a threat to our security and that of our allies.”

Sunak says it is important to ‘establish the facts’ about missile strike on Poland

08:36 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

When asked about the missile strike in Poland potentially provoking the UK to become directly involved in the war, the prime minister said it was important to “establish the facts”.

Rishi Sunak underlined that this conversation is happening at all due to Russia’s air strikes on Ukraine on Monday.

Sunak says he offers ‘wholehearted support’ to Poland

08:32 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Speaking at the G20 in Bali, Rishi Sunak said he offers his “wholehearted support” to Poland following missile strikes on Monday.

He said: “We should all be clear. None of this would be happening if it were not for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“This is the cruel and unrelenting reality of Putin’s war.”

Poland's national security council to meet after missile strike

08:28 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Poland’s national security council (BBN) said on Wednesday it will meet again at 11am GMT amid concerns the Ukraine conflict could spill into neighbouring countries after Tuesday’s missile strike that killed two people.

“The BBN is currently analysing the arrangements made so far with commanders, service chiefs and allies,” BBN head Jacek Siewiera said in a post on Twitter.

The Polish security council first met on Tuesday night following news of the strike.

Deputy Foreign Minister Pawel Jablonski said his country remained safe thanks to its NATO membership but warned that more incidents were possible.

“The reaction of our allies, their unequivocal support and willingness to stand by us, shows that we are a much safer country than if we were not in NATO,” Jablonski told private radio station RMF FM on Wednesday morning.

“As a country bordering Ukraine, we may be exposed to various types of incidents, including accidental ones,” he added.

Poland’s president early on Wednesday said the country had no concrete evidence showing who fired the missile, which struck a Polish grain facility in the village of Przewodow some 6 km (4 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

Przewodow is less than 10 km from the power line linking Zamosc in Poland with Dobrotwor in Ukraine. Ukraine was exporting electricity to Poland via the cable until Oct. 11 when flows stopped amid heavy Russian shelling.

U.S. President Joe Biden said the missile was probably not fired from Russia.

According to U.S. officials, initial findings suggested that the missile that hit Poland was fired by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian missile, the Associated Press said.

G20 communique highlights Russian isolation at global leaders’ gathering

08:20 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Russia’s isolation at this week’s G20 summit in Indonesia was highlighted by a final communique in which the group stated that “most members” condemn its war in Ukraine.

The statement concluding the two-day annual gathering was carefully worded to skirt round the dispute which saw Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov blasted by world leaders including Rishi Sunak.

There had been concern as the Bali summit began that it would not be possible to agree a statement, because the communiques represent a consensus view and Russia would not sign up to anything criticising its actions.

Our political editor Andrew Woodcock reports from Bali:

G20 communique highlights Russian isolation at global leaders’ gathering

Sunak says Russia’s countrywide strikes on Ukraine ‘barbaric’ but too early for answer on Poland

08:10 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Rishi Sunak said it was too early to have a “definitive answer” to what happened in Poland, Andrew Woodcock reports.

But the prime minister added: “I think what we do know as a fact is that over the course of yesterday, Russia rained down something like over 80 different missile strikes on the Ukrainian people, on their civilian infrastructure.

“That is a fact. It’s barbaric, and it’s wrong. And we shouldn’t forget that.”

“I think the most important thing to recognise is the reason Ukraine is having to use missiles is to defend its homeland against an illegal and barbaric set of strikes by Russia.”

Nato to hold emergency meeting at 9am

08:00 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Nato will hold an emergency meeting at 9am (GMT) on Wednesday to discuss an explosion in eastern Poland close to the Ukrainian border that killed two people on Tuesday, two Nato officials and a European diplomat said.

The gathering of Nato ambassadors in Brussels will be chaired by Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who will hold a news conference around 12.3pm (CET), Nato said in a statement.

Nato member Poland has said the rocket killed two people in a village about 6 km (4 miles) from the border with Ukraine.

‘This is a real concern,’ Trudeau says in aftermath of Poland strike

07:55 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

After speaking with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, Rishi Sunak said: “I think we’re particularly disturbed by the continued barbaric activity of Russia in bombarding the Ukrainian people in their civilian infrastructure,” our political editor Andrew Woodcock reports.

“Together with our allies, we’re all working on the ground to establish the facts of the events overnight.”

Mr Trudeau said: “At the moment where we are all gathered here as G20 nations to talk about the impacts of this continued illegal unjustifiable war on the global economy, all of us calling for an end to violence, Russia is stepping it up.

“So this is a real concern. Obviously, we’re going to continue to stand with Ukraine.”

Sunak expected to call Zelensky later to discuss Poland

07:44 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Prime minister Rishi Sunak was woken at 5am local time at the G20 Summit in Indonesia to be told the news from Poland, said Downing Street.

He spoke to foreign secretary James Cleverly and defence secretary Ben Wallace on a joint call before phoning Poland’s president Andrzej Duda at around 7.30, our political editor Andrew Woodcock reports.

After taking part in an impromptu meeting of Nato and G7 leaders in Bali, Mr Sunak and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau made a video call to Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba.

The pair were later expected to speak by video link to Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky.

Poland's national security council to meet after missile strike

07:32 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Poland’s national security council (BBN) said on Wednesday it will meet again at 11am (GMT) amid concerns the Ukraine conflict could spill into neighbouring countries after Tuesday’s missile strike that killed two people.

“The BBN is currently analysing the arrangements made so far with commanders, service chiefs and allies,” BBN head Jacek Siewiera said in a post on Twitter.

The Polish security council had first met on Tuesday night following news of the strike.

According to US officials, initial findings suggested that the missile that hit Poland was fired by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian missile, the Associated Press said

Russia's Medvedev says Polish missile incident shows West moving closer to world war

07:22 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Former Russian resident Dmitry Medvedev said that an alleged missile strike on Polish territory showed that the West was moving closer to another World War.

“The incident with the Ukrainian-alleged ‘missile strike’ on a Polish farm proves just one thing: waging a hybrid war against Russia, the West moves closer to world war,” Medvedev wrote on Twitter.

Nato member Poland’s president said earlier that the country had no concrete evidence showing who fired the missile, which struck a Polish grain facility some 6 km (4 miles) from the Ukrainian border and killed two people.

Rishi Sunak offers Poland assistance from UK

07:10 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Rishi Sunak has offered Poland “any assistance needed” to establish responsibility for a missile strike on its territory.

Mr Sunak, who is attending the G20 summit in Indonesia, spoke by phone with Polish president Andrzej Duda shortly after reports emerged that Russian missiles had landed in the Nato member close to its border with Ukraine.

The prime minister said the UK was co-ordinating with Nato partners and stands ready to support its allies as they seek to establish the facts behind the incident, believed to have killed at least two people.

Andrew Woodcock reports from Bali:

Sunak offers Poland assistance from UK after strike by suspected Russian missiles

Polish president says it’s ‘highly likely’ country will invoke Nato Article 4

06:53 , Josh Marcus

It is “highly likely” that Poland will invoke Article 4 of the Nato charter, a provision through which members confer after a charter member’s security or territorial integrity has been threatened in a major way, according to Polish president Andrzej Duda.

The Polish leader so far has avoided concretely blaming Russia for an explosion in a Polish village on Tuesday, though he has described the blast as the result of a “Russian-made” weapon.

“We do not have any conclusive evidence at the moment as to who launched this missile,” Mr Duda said on Tuesday.

Once the Nato parties confer, they can then invoke Article 5, which declares that an attack on one member is an attack on all, a decision which could provoke a major armed conflict in Europe.

Here’s more information on Nato.

What is Nato and why was it formed?

Nato backing Ukraine for ‘as long as it takes’, says EU chief

06:43 , Arpan Rai

Officials from G7 and Nato will stand united behind Kyiv for “as long as it takes”, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said today, as leaders meeting in Bali condemned brutal acts of war by Russia in Ukraine.

The participants stood ready to assist Poland in an investigation over explosions at a grain facility on Tuesday near the Ukrainian border, she said, which came on the day Russia unleashed a wave of 100 missiles targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

Watch live: Scene of explosion in Polish village, Przewodow

06:42 , Arpan Rai

Suspected drone attack on Russian oil depot - official

06:42 , Arpan Rai

A Russian oil depot blew up today in a suspected drone attack but no casualties have been reported, the regional governor said.

The attack took place in western Russia’s Oryol.

“At around 4am today, a suspected drone blew up an oil depot in the settlement of Stalnoi Kon,” regional governor Andrei Klychkov said of the 1am GMT strike on the Telegram messaging app.

All operational services are working at the site, he added.

Polish attack attempt to spark direct military clash between Nato and Russia, says Moscow

06:38 , Arpan Rai

The top Russian diplomat to the US has said that reactions to an explosion in a Polish village near the border with Ukraine is an attempt to stoke a direct clash between Moscow and Nato.

“There is an attempt to provoke a direct military clash between Nato and Russia, with all the consequences for the world,” said Dmitry Polyansky, the head of the permanent mission of Russia to the United Nations, said on his Telegram channel today.

The blast, which struck the Polish village of Przewodow, killed two people and escalated tensions in Europe with initial speculations blaming Russia.

But hours later, US officials have said the missile was fired by Ukrainian forces in their attempts to shoot down incoming Russian missiles.

Will hold Russia accountable for ‘brazen’ attacks on Ukraine, says Biden

06:05 , Arpan Rai

US president Joe Biden shared a photo from the emergency meeting with the G7 alliance’s leaders in Bali after a missile exploded in Poland last evening, killing two.

He said that the coalition will continue to hold Russia accountable for brazen attacks on Ukraine.

“Earlier, I met with G20 and Nato leaders to discuss the explosion in eastern Poland near the Ukrainian border. We offer our full support for and assistance with Poland’s ongoing investigation,” Mr Biden said.

He added: “We also reaffirmed our continued readiness to hold Russia accountable for its brazen attacks on Ukraine, even as the G20 meets to deal with the wider impacts of the war. And we all express our condolences to the families of the victims in Poland and Ukraine.”

Andrew Feinberg has more details here:

Biden speaks with Polish president after report of deadly Russian missile strike

What has Russia said about the Poland explosion?

05:53 , Josh Marcus

Russia denies any involvement in an explosion that took place in a village in Poland on Tuesday near the Ukrainian border.

Polish officials have described the incident as the result of a strike by a Russian-made missile.

The Russian goverment, however, has pushed back on this account.

“The statements of the Polish media and officials about the alleged fall of ‘Russian’ missiles in the area of ​​the settlement of Przewodow is a deliberate provocation in order to escalate the situation,” Russia’s defence ministry said on Tuesday, adding, “There were no strikes made on targets near the Ukrainian-Polish state border.”

The country added that photos “from the scene in the village of Przewodow have nothing to do with Russian weapons.”

Poland amping up monitoring of its airspace, PM says

05:39 , Arpan Rai

Polish prime minnister Mateusz Morawiecki has announced that his country is increasing surveillance of its airspace.

The country, hit by a Russian-made missile that the US now says was likely fired by Ukraine to intercept a Russian projectile, was studying the possibility of requesting consultations under Article 4 of the Nato military alliance treaty, he said today.

Poland blast was a missile fired by Ukraine at incoming Russian missile, says US

05:29 , Arpan Rai

US officials say that the missile which struck Poland was fired by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian missile, citing initial findings.

Russia denied it had fired the missile into Poland, calling the claims a “provocation”.

The explosion in Przewodow, a village in eastern Poland near the border with Ukraine, came following Russian missile attacks directed at Ukrainian territory as part of an escalation following the Russian withdrawal from Kherson last week.

Poland ‘fired by Ukrainian forces at incoming Russian projectile’ – US

Nato tracked the missile that struck Poland - report

05:05 , Arpan Rai

An aircraft deployed by Nato tracked the Russian-made missile launched on Tuesday that came down in Poland, a military official from the alliance told CNN.

“Intel with the radar tracks [of the missile] was provided to Nato and Poland,” the official said.

It was still not immediately clear from the official’s comments who fired the missile, or the location from where it was fired.

Nato aircraft have been carrying out regular surveillance around Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion.

Photos: Biden and Secretary of State meet as explosion in Poland raises Ukraine tensions

04:53 , Josh Marcus

A potential Russian missile strike that hit Poland on Tuesday evening has raised alarm for countries across Europe, as well as fellow Nato ally the United States.

On Tuesday evening, the White House shared a photo of Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken at work, as the US officials offered support to their Polish allies.

So far, Mr Biden, like many of his European contemporaries, has taken a cautious approach at this preliminary stage, describing the incident as an “explosion.”

Zelensky blames Russia for Poland missile strike: ‘What we warned about’

04:08 , Arpan Rai

Volodymyr Zelensky has directly blamed Russia for the missile explosion in Poland that killed two on Tuesday evening, saying his own country under Russian siege had warned that the terror will not be “limited to our national borders”.

“Moreover, what we warned about a long time ago happened today. We’ve been telling this. Terror is not limited to our national borders. It has already spread to the territory of Moldova. And today, Russian missiles hit Poland, the territory of our friendly country. People died,” Mr Zelensky said in his nightly address.

How many times has Ukraine said that the terrorist state will not be limited to our country, he asked.

“Poland, the Baltic states... It’s only a matter of time before Russian terror goes further. We must put the terrorist in his place! The longer Russia feels impunity, the more threats there will be to everyone who can be reached by Russian missiles,” the Ukrainian leader said.

Last night’s attack was an attack on Nato territory and on collective security, Mr Zelensky said, calling it a “significant escalation”.

ICYMI: Russia and Ukraine tortured prisoners of war, UN body claims

03:53 , Aisha Rimi

Both Russia and Ukraine have tortured prisoners of war, the UN’s Human Rights commission has found.

The Ukraine-based monitoring team based its findings on interviews with more than 100 prisoners of war on each side of the conflict.

The interviews with Ukrainian prisoners of war were conducted after their release, since Russia did not grant access to detention sites, it said.

Maryam Zakir-Hussain has more:

Russia and Ukraine tortured prisoners of war, UN human rights body claims

G7 leaders condemn explosion in Poland, ‘barbaric missile attacks’ on Ukraine

03:32 , Arpan Rai

The G7 nations met in Bali today and offered full support to Poland for the ongoing investigation into the explosion that killed two within its territory, but did not blame Russia for firing the missile.

“We discussed the explosion that took place in the eastern part of Poland near the border with Ukraine. We offer our full support for and assistance with Poland’s ongoing investigation,” the leaders said.

“We agree to remain in close touch to determine appropriate next steps as the investigation proceeds,” according to the read-out from the meeting of the leaders from Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the US and the UK.

The leaders also condemned the “barbaric missile attacks that Russia perpetrated on Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure on Tuesday”.

“We reaffirm our steadfast support for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people in the face of ongoing Russian aggression, as well as our continued readiness to hold Russia accountable for its brazen attacks on Ukrainian communities, even as the G20 meets to deal with the wider impacts of the war,” it added.

The leaders also expressed their condolences to the families of the victims in Poland and Ukraine.

Andrew Woodcock reports from Bali:

Biden convenes ‘emergency’ G7 and Nato meeting after Russian-made rockets hit Poland

US offers ‘full support’ for Poland’s probe into rogue missile, says Biden

03:30 , Arpan Rai

Joe Biden has today offered full support from the US to help Poland investigate the explosion that struck the Nato nation’s borders touching Ukraine. He also shared a photo from Bali where he was seen with US secretary of state Antony Blinken.

“I spoke with President Andrzej Duda of Poland to express my deep condolences for the loss of life in Eastern Poland and offer our full support for Poland’s investigation of the explosion. We will remain in close touch to determine appropriate next steps as it proceeds,” the US president said on Twitter.

He convened an “emergency” meeting of G7 and Nato leaders in Indonesia this morning for consultations on the attack that killed two people in the eastern part of Poland near the Ukraine border.

White House asks for more than $37 billion in emergency aid for Ukraine

03:05 , Arpan Rai

President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide more than $37 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine.

The proposed Ukraine assistance includes $21.7 billion for military, intelligence and other defense support, $14.5 billion in humanitarian aid and to help keep the Ukrainian government functioning, $900 million for health care and support services for Ukrainians living in the US and $626 million for nuclear security support to Ukraine and for modernising the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

US aid to Ukraine has already included tens of thousands of missiles and rockets for air defense and anti-armor systems, and more than 84 million rounds of ammunition, as well as drones, tanks, trucks, radars, body armor and other gear.

Watch: Zelensky accuses Russia of missile attack on Nato territory

02:26 , Aisha Rimi

Biden holds unscheduled meeting with world leaders in Bali

02:17 , Graeme Massie

The US president met with leaders from the G7 and NATO to discuss the explosion in Poland that killed two people.

Also in attendance was German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel.

Biden says ‘unlikely’ missile was fired from Russia

02:09 , Graeme Massie

Joe Biden says that it is “unlikely” that the Russian-made missile that killed two people in Poland was fired from Russia itself.

“There is preliminary information that contests that. I don’t want to say that till we completely investigate, but it is—it’s unlikely, the lines of the trajectory, that it was fired from Russia, but we’ll see,” the president told reporters in Bali.

President Biden speaks with Polish leader after two killed

01:53 , Aisha Rimi

President Biden has spoken with Polish President Andrzej Duda, as US officials were working with Polish authorities to gather information after reports that Russian missiles had struck Polish territory, killing two civilians on Tuesday.

President Joe Biden spoke with President Andrzej Duda of Poland from Bali early Wednesday local time, according to the White House.

Russia denied it had fired the missiles into Poland, calling the claims a “provocation”.

Andrew Feinberg has the full story:

Biden speaks with Polish president after report of deadly Russian missile strike

Polish president calls potential Russian missile strike ‘isolated incident’

01:37 , Josh Marcus

Polish president Andrzej Duda said on Tuesday he believed the “Russian-made” rocket that struck his country didn’t appear to be part of a larger campaign.

“What happened was an isolated incident,” he said, CNBC reports. “There is no indication that more will take place.”

Poland is investigating the incident, and has summoned Russia’s ambassador to Warsaw seeking an explanation of the potential strike.

Russia has denied firing the missiles.

Biden calls ‘emergency’ meeting with European allies after Poland missile strike

01:19 , Josh Marcus

President Joe Biden convened an “emergency” meeting of Group of Seven and Nato leaders in Bali, Indonesia after the Polish government said Russian-made rockets had killed two people after striking territory within the borders of the Nato member state.

Sitting alongside UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron and the leaders of Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan, the European Union, the Netherlands and the European Commission, Mr Biden declined to comment on what the leaders were there to discuss.

Pressed on whether he could tell reporters anything about the explosion in Poland, Mr Biden replied: “No”.

Andrew Feinberg is following the latest developments for The Independent.

Biden convenes ‘emergency’ G7 and Nato meeting after Russian-made rockets hit Poland

01:05 , Aisha Rimi

Czech lower house lawmakers approved have approved a resolution to designate “the current Russian regime as terrorist”, condemning attacks on Ukraine‘s infrastructure and refusing to recognise Russia’s claims to have annexed regions of eastern and southern Ukraine.

129 of 156 lawmakers present supported the resolution, according to a Czech news agency.

The Czech Republic has been a strong backer of Ukraine in its fight against the invasion by Russian forces.

“If Poland confirms that the missiles also hit its territory, this will be a further escalation by Russia,” Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Twitter. “We stand firmly behind our EU and NATO ally.”

NATO to meet on Wednesday for consultations

00:40 , Aisha Rimi

NATO ambassadors will meet on Wednesday at the request of Poland on basis of the alliance’s Article 4, two European diplomats told Reuters after an explosion in Poland close to the Ukrainian border reportedly caused by a stray Russian missile.

According to article 4 of the alliance’s founding treaty, members can raise any issue of concern, especially related to the security of a member country.

One of the diplomats said the alliance would act cautiously and needed time to verify how exactly the incident happened.

Zelensky: Russian missiles hit the territory of “our freindly country”

00:05 , Aisha Rimi

Ukraine‘s President Zelensky said, without producing evidence, that Russian missiles had hit Poland, a NATO country, in what he called a “significant escalation” of the conflict.

“Russian missiles hit Poland, the territory of our friendly country. People died,” Mr Zelensky said in his nightly video address.

His comments come after Russia launched more than 100 missile and drone attacks on Ukraine in the latest escalation of its invasion.

“The longer Russia feels impunity, the more threats there will be to anyone within reach of Russian missiles. To fire missiles at NATO territory! This is a Russian missile attack on collective security! This is a very significant escalation. We must act,” he said.

“Today happened what we were warning about for a long time: We told that terror is not confined to our state borders,” he added.

“I now want to tell every one of our Polish brothers and sisters: Ukraine will always support you. Free people won’t be cowed by terror. Victory is possible when there is no fear. And we and you are not afraid.”

Rishi Sunak offers Poland assistance from UK after strike by suspected Russian missiles

Tuesday 15 November 2022 23:25 , Aisha Rimi

Prime minister Rishi Sunak has offered Poland “any assistance needed” to establish responsibility for a missile strike on its territory.

Mr Sunak, who is attending the G20 summit in Indonesia, spoke by phone with Polish president Andrzej Duda shortly after reports emerged that Russian missiles had landed in the Nato member close to its border with Ukraine.

The prime minister said the UK was co-ordinating with Nato partners and stands ready to support its allies as they seek to establish the facts behind the incident, believed to have killed at least two people.

Andrew Woodcock has more:

Sunak offers Poland assistance from UK after strike by suspected Russian missiles

Britain “urgently” looking into reports of Russian missile strike in Poland

Tuesday 15 November 2022 22:55 , Aisha Rimi

Britain is “urgently” looking into reports of missiles landing in Poland, and is “in contact with our Polish friends and NATO allies,” foreign minister James Cleverly said.

“We are urgently looking into reports of missiles landing in Poland, and are in contact with our Polish friends and NATO allies,” Mr Cleverly said on Twitter.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak echoed his foreign minister’s statement, tweeting: “I have just spoken with the Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary. We are urgently looking into reports of a missile strike in Poland and will support our allies as they establish what has happened.

“We are also coordinating with our international partners, including NATO.”

Latvian government to meet to assess security situation

Tuesday 15 November 2022 22:05 , Aisha Rimi

The government of NATO member Latvia will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday morning to determine the security situation following an explosion in Poland, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins said.

“I have called an emergency government meeting to listen to the reports of the responsible ministries and institutions on the security situation in the region and to be ready for further action”, he tweeted.

“Latvia and its NATO allies are ready for any situation to defend their citizens and territories”, Karins added.

Dutch PM says 'serious' reports about missiles hitting Poland demand clarification

Tuesday 15 November 2022 21:45 , Aisha Rimi

The reports about missiles hitting Poland are “serious” and make it very important to establish what has happened, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said.

“Serious reports about missiles hitting Poland and making victims. We are in close contact with Poland and our other NATO partners. It is important now to establish what exactly has happened,” Rutte said in a tweet.

Latvian defence minister says NATO could defend airspace in Poland and 'part of territory of Ukraine'

Tuesday 15 November 2022 21:20 , Aisha Rimi

Latvian defence minister Artis Pabriks said NATO could provide air defences for Poland and “part of territory of Ukraine“.

“One of the possibilities would be an agreement between NATO member states and Poland on the provision of additional anti-aircraft defense, including in part of the territory of Ukraine“, he tweeted after reports of explosions in Poland, near Ukraine.

“Deliberately or unknowingly caused - such a situation is unacceptable” he tweeted, after earlier claiming, without providing evidence, that the explosions were caused by Russian missiles landing on Polish territory.

Watch: US working with Nato allies to 'gather information' on missile reports, state department says

Tuesday 15 November 2022 20:50 , Aisha Rimi

White House working with Polish government to gather information on Russian missile strike report

Tuesday 15 November 2022 20:39 , Aisha Rimi

The White House said it is working with Polish authorities to gather information after reports that Russian missiles had struck on Polish territory, killing two civilians on Tuesday.

The explosion in Przewodow, a village in eastern Poland near the border with Ukraine, came following Russian missile attacks directed at Ukrainian territory as part of an escalation following the Russian withdrawal from Kherson last week.

According to the Associated Press, a US intelligence official said the explosion was the result of Russian missile attacks. Because Poland is a Nato member, a Russian attack on Polish territory could draw the entire alliance into war because of the North Atlantic Treaty’s mutual defence clause known as Article Five.

Andrew Feinburg has more:

White House scrambles to gather information after Russian missiles hit Poland

US investigates reports of stray Russian missiles

Tuesday 15 November 2022 20:16 , Aisha Rimi

The Pentagon said it could not confirm Russian missiles had landed on Polish territory.

“We are aware of the press reports alleging that two Russian missiles have struck a location inside Poland near the Ukraine border. I can tell you that we don’t have any information at this time to corroborate those reports and are looking into this further,” Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said.

Firefighters in Poland said earlier this evening two people died in an explosion in Przewodow, a village in eastern Poland near the border with Ukraine.

Polish Radio ZET reported earlier that two stray missiles hit Przewodow on Tuesday, killing two people, without giving any more details.

Russia’s defence ministry deny airstrikes near Ukrainian-Polish border

Tuesday 15 November 2022 20:12 , Aisha Rimi

Russia‘s defence ministry on Tuesday denied reports that Russian missiles had hit Polish territory, describing them as “a deliberate provocation aimed at escalating the situation”.

It added in a statement: “No strikes on targets near the Ukrainian-Polish state border were made by Russian means of destruction.”

Wreckage reportedly found at the scene “has nothing to do with Russian weapons”, it said.

US targets supply of Iranian drones to Russia in new sanctions

Tuesday 15 November 2022 19:47 , Aisha Rimi

The US has imposed sanctions on companies it accused of being involved in the production of or transfer to Russia of Iranian drones that have been used in attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.

The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement said it imposed sanctions on the Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center, accusing it of being responsible for the design and production of Shahed-series drones being used by Russian forces in Ukraine, as well as other companies.

Russia has managed to procure drones from Iran that have been used to attack cities and power infrastructure in Ukraine. Iranian military entities and industries are already under heavy US sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear development program

“As we have demonstrated repeatedly, the United States is determined to sanction people and companies, no matter where they are located, that support Russia’s unjustified invasion of Ukraine,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in the statement.

“Today’s action exposes and holds accountable companies and individuals that have enabled Russia’s use of Iranian-built UAVs to brutalize Ukrainian civilians,” she said, using the acronym for unmanned aerial vehicle.

Two dead after Russian missiles cross into Poland

Tuesday 15 November 2022 18:57 , Aisha Rimi

A senior US intelligence official says Russian missiles crossed into NATO member Poland, killing two people.

Polish government spokesman Piotr Mueller did not immediately confirm the information, but said top leaders were holding an emergency meeting due to a “crisis situation”.

Polish media reported that two people died on Tuesday afternoon after a projectile struck an area where grain was drying in Przewodow, a Polish village near the border with Ukraine.

10 buildings damaged in Kyiv by Russia’s airstrikes

Tuesday 15 November 2022 18:27 , Aisha Rimi

Ten homes in one of the districts of the Kyiv region were damaged as a result of Russia’s heaviest missile strike on Tuesday.

Andriy Nebytov, Kyiv region police chief, wrote on Telegram: “In one of the districts of Kyiv region, 10 houses were damaged by invaders’ attack.

“At the same time, thanks to the successful work of the air defence forces, there were no casualties among the civilian population.

“Police officers of the Kyiv region continue to record the consequences of enemy’s missile strikes.”

Rishi Sunak condemns Russia’s ‘barbaric war’ in Ukraine at G20

Tuesday 15 November 2022 17:35 , Aisha Rimi

Rishi Sunak said “countries should not invade their neighbours” as he condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the G20 summit in Bali.

He called on Moscow to “get out of Ukraine and end this barbaric war” as he blamed the conflict for worsening global economic challenges.

He criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin for not attending the meeting, saying: “Maybe if he had, we could get on with sorting things out.”

According to a Downing Street transcript of his speech to the closed session, the Prime Minister said: “Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine has profound implications for us all, because it has undermined the fundamental principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity.

“We all depend on these principles. They are the foundations of the international order. They must be upheld.

“It is very simple - countries should not invade their neighbours, they should not attack civilian infrastructure and civilian populations and they should not threaten nuclear escalation.”

He said the economic issues “we should be focusing on today are made much, much worse” by Moscow’s actions.

“The weaponisation of energy and food is totally unacceptable,” he said, adding that Russia is “harming the most vulnerable people around the world” by destroying grain stores and blocking shipments.

Mr Sunak urged fellow leaders to support the renewal of a deal allowing grain exports from Ukraine‘s Black Sea ports to ease the global food crisis.

He continued: “One man has the power to change all of this.

“It is notable that Putin didn’t feel able to join us here. Maybe if he had, we could get on with sorting things out.

“Because the single biggest difference that anyone could make is for Russia to get out of Ukraine and end this barbaric war.”

The Prime Minister said he “rejects this aggression” as he vowed to “back Ukraine for as long as it takes.”

US strongly condemns Russian missile strikes on Ukraine

Tuesday 15 November 2022 17:07 , Aisha Rimi

The US has strongly condemned Russia’s missile attacks on Ukraine on Tuesday, saying they appear to have hit residential buildings in the capital of Kyiv and elsewhere in the country, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said.

“It is not lost on us that, as world leaders meet at the G20 in Bali to discuss the issues of significant importance to the lives and livelihoods of people around the world, Russia again threatens those lives and destroys Ukraine’s critical infrastructure,” Sullivan said in a statement.

“These Russian strikes will serve to only deepen the concerns among the G20 about the destabilising impact of Putin’s war.”

Two killed and three wounded by shelling in southern Russia

Tuesday 15 November 2022 16:55 , Aisha Rimi

Two people have been killed and three wounded by shelling in a town near the border with Ukraine, said the governor of the Belgorod region of southern Russia.

Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov gave no further details of the incident in the town of Shebekino.

Belgorod is one of several southern Russian regions where targets such as fuel and ammunition stores have been rocked by explosions since the start of the war in what Moscow said were Ukrainian attacks. Kyiv, without claiming responsibility, has described them as “karma” for Russia’s invasion.

Russia launches 100 missiles at Ukraine today

Tuesday 15 November 2022 16:43 , Aisha Rimi

Russian troops have launched about 100 missiles on Ukraine today, said a spokesperson for the Air Force Command of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Yuriy Ignat.

As reported, a large-scale air alert has been declared in Ukraine. Russian missiles have hit infrastructure objects and residential buildings.

Strikes have been reported in Kharkiv, Lviv and Zhytomyr.

Zelensky says ‘we will survive’ as he warns Ukrainians of more missile strikes

Tuesday 15 November 2022 16:23 , Aisha Rimi

President Zelensky warned Ukrainians they could face more Russian missile strikes on Tuesday after a wave of attacks but said the country would survive.

“I know that the (missile) strikes turned off energy in many places ... We are working, we will restore everything, we will survive,” he said in a video shared on Telegram.

He said that Russian forces had already launched 85 missiles today and “up to 20 more” can be expected today.

At least one person killed in Russian missile strike in Kyiv

Tuesday 15 November 2022 16:06 , Aisha Rimi

At least one person has been killed in a Russian missile strike in Kyiv on Tuesday, the city’s mayor said.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a body had been pulled out of a residential building that was hit in the central Pechersk district.