Yakin Missile YANG Jatuh Di Poland Bukan Milik Ukraine Seperti Kata NATO, Presiden Zelensky Tetap Tuding Rusia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. (Source: President.gov.ua)

JAKARTA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was quoted by the Ukrainian Interfax news agency as saying on Wednesday he believed the explosion that killed two people in Poland was not caused by Ukrainian missiles.

"I'm sure it's not our missile," he was quoted as saying by Ukrainian media.

He said he believed Tuesday's explosion was caused by Russian missiles, adding that he based his conclusions on reports from the Ukrainian military that he "cannot believe".

Furthermore, President Zelensky believes Ukraine should have been given access to the blast site.

"Do we have the right to join the investigation team? Of course," he said.

Earlier, Poland and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said missiles falling within the Polish territory might have been fired by Ukrainian air defenses and not Russian attacks, easing fears the international war could expand across the border.

However, the NATO chief said that Russia, not Ukraine, was still to blame for starting the war with the February invasion. As well as launching a number of missiles on Tuesday that sparked Ukraine's defenses.

"This is not Ukraine's fault. Russia bears the main responsibility for continuing the illegal war against Ukraine," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels.

NATO ambassadors held emergency talks responding to Tuesday's explosion, which killed two people at a grain facility in Poland near the Ukrainian border. "From the information we and our allies have, it is an S-300 rocket made by the Soviet Union, an old rocket and there is no evidence that it was launched by the Russian side," said Polish President Andrzej Duda.

"It is possible that it was fired by the Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense," he continued.

Stoltenberg also said it was likely a Ukrainian air defense missile. Earlier, US President Joe Biden said the track showed the missile was unlikely to be released from Russia.

Asked about the difference in reports from Ukraine, Poland and NATO, a State Department spokesman in Washington said, "We are aware of President Zelensky's comments. But we have no information that would contradict Poland's initial findings."

The incident came as Russia fired missiles at cities across Ukraine, targeting its energy grid and exacerminating power outages for millions, which Kyiv said was the most intense attack during the nine-month war.

Kyiv said it shot down most of the Russian missiles that entered with its own air defense system. Ukraine's Volyn region, just across the border from Poland, is one of many regions that Ukraine says is the target of Russia's counterattacks across the country.

Separately, the Russian Ministry of Defense said none of its missiles reached closer than 35 km (20 miles) from the Polish border. Photos of the ruins in Poland show elements of Ukraine's S-300 air defense missile.

Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Affairs said the "disturbation" surrounding allegations Russia's involvement was "part of a systematic anti-Russian campaign by the West."