If confirmed, this would be the first time since the start of war in ukraine that a missile hits a NATO member country. The deaths reportedly occurred on Tuesday afternoon (15) after a projectile hit a grain plantation area in the city of Przewodów, a village in Poland close to the border with Ukraine.
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“I can say that we do not have any information at this time to corroborate these reports and we are investigating this further,” the official said in a video shared by ABC News on Twitter.
Moldova, which also borders Ukraine, has reported problems that may have been caused by missiles. The country is experiencing major power outages after attacks knocked out an important power line that supplies the population.
The incidents coincide with a new Russian bombing of a dozen Ukrainian cities, from east to west, including Kiev. According to Ukrainian authorities, the attacks were aimed at energy infrastructure and more than seven million Ukrainians are without electricity. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that around 85 missiles were fired at the country.
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Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Haluschenko called the attack the most massive attack on infrastructure since the start of the war and Russia's "vindictive" response to battlefield losses, referring to last week's withdrawal from Kherson. .
The Ukrainian power grid has already been hit by previous attacks that destroyed around 40% of the country's energy infrastructure.
Polish government spokesman Piotr Mueller reported that top leaders were attending an emergency meeting of the National Security Council due to a “crisis situation”.
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(With Estadão Conteúdo and AFP)
