- Two people have been killed in Poland after missiles landed near the Ukrainian border, reports say
- Polish media and the AP news agency said Russian missiles were responsible, but there has been no official confirmation.
- Russia's defence ministry said the reports amounted to a "deliberate provocation aimed at escalation"
- The US and other international powers said they were investigating what had happened
- Poland’s Bureau of National Security is meeting in an emergency session and is due to give a statement
Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg have spoken to Polish President Andrzej Duda about the explosion.
"I offered my condolences for the loss of life. Nato is monitoring the situation and Allies are closely consulting. Important that all facts are established," he said.
US President Joe Biden has been briefed on the reports coming out of Poland and is speaking to Polish President Andrzej Duda, officials say.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke to his Polish counterpart Jacek Siewiera earlier.
In the last few hours images have been circulating on social media, reportedly showing missile fragments from the scene of the attack in Poland.
Defence experts about from think tank CSIS, believes it may be from an S-300 system. This type of missile is typically used for surface-to-air attacks, and has been used by both Russia and Ukraine throughout the war.
US President Joe Biden has been briefed on the reports coming out of Poland and is speaking to Polish President Andrzej Duda, officials say.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke to his Polish counterpart Jacek Siewiera
US responds with caution to incident in Poland
The White House, Pentagon and state department all say they cannot confirm what happened and are working with the Polish government to gather more information.
They’ve also repeated America’s commitment to defend every inch of Nato territory if it comes under attack.
The state department said that intent would be a factor in determining next steps.
Kurt Volker, a former US special envoy for Ukraine, also told the BBC it was very important to establish whether any missile strike on Polish territory had been intentional or accidental.
Nato should demand a clear explanation from Russia, he said, and, if a missile had gone astray, take steps to make sure it wouldn’t happen again.
There was potential for mistakes on Tuesday, with Ukrainians trying to shoot down a massive barrage of Russian missiles targeting their electricity grids.
After his earlier conversation with President Biden, Polish President Duda is now speaking to Ukrainian President Zelensky.
Poland 'set to trigger NATO's Article 4'
NATO ambassadors will meet tomorrow at the request of Poland on basis of the alliance's Article 4, two European diplomats.
According to Article 4 of the alliance's founding treaty, members can raise any issue of concern, especially related to the security of a member country.
One of the diplomats said NATO would act cautiously and needed time to verify how exactly the incident happened.
Claims have emerged that a Russian missile struck a Polish village close to the border with Ukraine.
Poland confirmed an "explosion" in Przewodow.
US President Joe Biden, saidt is "unlikely" that the missile responsible for killing two people in Poland was fired from Russia.
'There is "preliminary information that contests" whether the incident in Poland was due to a missile fired from Russia.
"I don't want to say that until we completely investigate, but it's unlikely in the minds of the trajectory that it was fired from Russia, but we'll see."
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