At least two people were killed when a missile fired by Russia crossed the Ukrainian border with Poland and hit the small town of Prezewodóv, close to the country occupied by Putin this afternoon.
The information has been confirmed by local media and North American sources, according to the Associated Press agency. Poland is part of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
Two people were killed in an explosion in Przewodow, a village in eastern Poland near the Ukrainian border, firefighters in Poland said on Tuesday.
In addition to the deaths in Poland, the attacks also affected neighboring Moldova, which suffered a power outage following the collapse of its power plants.
Polish government spokesman Piotr Müller reported in a social media post that an emergency meeting was held by the country’s prime minister this afternoon to discuss issues related to National Defense.
According to the Ukrainian government, half of the capital’s population is without electricity, and Putin’s country has launched a hundred missiles “from the region” from the “Caspian Sea”. [russa] Rostov” and “Black Sea” are mainly “against energy infrastructures”.
The Ukrainian presidency said the situation with the nationwide electricity grid was “critical”.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that attacks in Kiev killed at least one person and left “half” of residents without electricity.
Anti-aircraft sirens sounded across Ukraine shortly before 15:30 pm (10:30 GMT). Minutes later, explosions were heard in Kyiv, Lviv (west) and Kharkiv (northeast).
*With information from Reuters and AFP
source: Noticias
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