Russia-Ukraine War: 2 killed as Russian missiles cross into Poland, likely a mistake from Ukrainian air defense, says Warsaw

A NATO military official told CNN after Biden's remarks that an alliance aircraft had been monitoring the missile when it was flying above Polish airspace at the time of the explosion. The NATO military officer continued, "Intel with the radar tracks [of the missile] was delivered to NATO and Poland." The NATO official withheld information on the missile's launcher and point of origin. According to a statement made by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte online on Wednesday, the missile strike inside Poland's borders on Tuesday "would not have happened without Russia's horrific missile attacks against Ukraine."

“The G7 and present NATO members convened a meeting this morning in Bali during the G20 to discuss the incident in Poland last night. We are united in our message that we first need to establish the facts and therefore support Poland’s investigation,” Rutte wrote.

Although it was unclear who launched the missile, Polish President Andrzej Duda indicated in earlier statements on Tuesday that the missile was "most likely" built in Russia. In a speech from the Bureau of National Security in Warsaw, Duda said, "We are working calmly and in a very peaceful manner. According to a brief statement released by the Russian Defense Ministry late Tuesday, the Kremlin has denied any involvement in the explosion and described the Polish media reports that first revealed the fatalities as "a deliberate provocation in order to escalate the situation." It further stated that "Russian weapons have nothing to do with the wreckage photos from the scene in the village of Przewodow that were published by Polish media." The event in Poland is an attempt to spark a direct military confrontation between NATO and Russia, the Russian envoy to the UN said on Wednesday. The issue will be discussed at the UN Security Council meeting later in the day, the mission added. Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister of Poland, stated on Tuesday that there is no indication of more missile strikes and that the missile strike in Przewodów appears to have been a "single act." Morawiecki urged restraint, but he also declared that Poland will improve its military readiness and was considering using Article 4 of the NATO Treaty. Article 4 is a consultation procedure that enables members of the 30-nation alliance to present a problem for debate at the North Atlantic Council, which serves as its decision-making body. These problems are typically security-related. Whatever the findings of the Polish-led probe, the episode has confirmed long-standing worries about the possibility that a mistake on the battlefield may spark a NATO-Russian clash. As the missile sailed above the village and the power of the explosion rocked surrounding windows, witnesses to the explosion recalled hearing a scary "whoosh" sound. A sizable smoke cloud can be seen in the village's center in a resident's video that CNN geolocated and verified. Local media displayed a picture of a crater and an overturned farm truck at the explosion scene. CNN is unable to independently verify the images. In his speech, Duda announced that as part of a cooperative effort, the US would send experts to investigate the site. Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of NATO, said it was crucial that "all facts are established" after speaking with Duda on Tuesday. "I expressed my sympathy for the death. The Allies are closely collaborating and NATO is keeping an eye on the situation. It is crucial that all facts are proven, according to Stoltenberg.