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Pentagon still trying to confirm reports of Russian missile strike on Poland

Related Topics: The Pentagon, Poland, Russia

The Defense Department said it was seeking more information on reports that a Russian missile barrage on Ukraine spilled across the border, hitting NATO member Poland and killing at least two people, but military officials said they don’t have enough information to confirm the claims or determine whether the attack was deliberate.

Air Force Brig. Gen Patrick Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman, said they are taking the reports seriously and are “looking into them.”

“We want to deal with facts,” he told reporters. “We just don’t have any details to provide.