Two Polish citizens have been killed after a missile landed in eastern Poland

Around 15 miles from the Country’s border with Ukraine

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First confirmed instance of the war in Ukraine having caused casualties directly in another Country.

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So is Russia attacking Poland now?

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The circumstances of the explosion are not clear.

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A statement from the Polish foreign ministry initially said the missile was Russian-made.

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President Andrzej Duda first told reporters it was “most probably” Russian-made.

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He later said there was no concrete evidence of who fired it, and the incident was a one-off.

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“We are acting with calm. This is a difficult situation,” Duda told reporters.

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Duda said Poland was raising its level of military preparedness.

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