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Poland Missile Strike May Have Come From Ukraine Self-Defense: US Officials

by mosesman

  • Poland Missile Strike May Have Come From Ukraine Self-Defense: US Officials
    by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
    Update (0017ET): The missile that struck Poland may have been fired by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian missile, AP reports, citing three unidentified US officials.
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    [K]ey questions around the circumstances of the missile launch remained amid the confusion caused by a blistering series of Russian airstrikes across the nearby border in Ukraine, none larger than who fired it. Russia denied any involvement in the Poland blast.
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    Three U.S. officials said preliminary assessments suggestedthe missile was fired by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian one amid the crushing salvo against Ukraine’s electrical infrastructure Tuesday. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. -AP
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    The Associated Press also points out that the above assessment, in addition to President Biden’s comments that it was “unlikely” the missile was fired from Russia, contradicts information earlier Tuesday from a senior US intelligence official who told AP “that Russian missiles crossed into Poland.”
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