Ukraine Latest: US Agrees a Ukraine Rocket Probably Went Astray
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Poland’s head of state said there’s no indication that an explosion late Tuesday near the country’s border with Ukraine was an intentional attack by Russia, saying the incident was probably “an unfortunate accident” and a result of Ukrainian air-defense measures. The US said it agreed that was the likely cause.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg echoed the remarks from President Andrzej Duda, telling a news conference after chairing a meeting of the alliance in Brussels that there’s “no indication that Russia is preparing offensive military actions against NATO.” Preliminary analysis suggests that the explosion was likely caused by a Ukrainian rocket fired to repel Russian cruise-missile attacks, Stoltenberg said.