Belgian Defense Minister: Missiles In Poland Derived From Ukraine's Air Defense System

JAKARTA - The missile explosion that killed two Polish civilians most likely did not come from Russia. The missile is thought to have originated in Ukraine.

So the missile is part of Ukraine's air defense system prepared to fend off Russian airstrikes.

Information --at least makes the world calm -- was conveyed by Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonde. He got data from an investigation by the Belgian intelligence services.

"The missile attack in Poland last night was being fully investigated by our intelligence services, which are closely related to the NATO partner service," Ludivane Dedonder was quoted as saying by Channel News Asia, Wednesday, November 16.

"Based on available initial information, the attack was most likely the result of the Ukrainian anti-aircraft system being used to fend off Russian missiles from the sky," he continued.

NATO sources said US President Joe Biden had informed the Group of Seven and NATO partners that the explosion in Poland was caused by Ukraine's air defense missiles.

Russia's defense ministry also said on Wednesday that the explosion was caused by Ukraine's air defense missiles, and that the Russian attack on Ukraine was no more than 35 km from the Polish border.

Photos published on the night of November 15 in Poland of the ruins found in Przewodow village were clearly identified by Russian defense industry specialists as anti-aircraft missile elements of the S-300 air defense system of Ukrainian air.

This statement further confirms the initial suspicion that President Joe Biden was not sure if the missile came from Russia. Just like Biden, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also did not believe and asked all parties to be able to exercise restraint.

Biden previously said it was too early to say that the missile was fired from Russia.

"There was initial information that denied it. I don't want to say that until we thoroughly investigate, but it can't be in line with the trajectory fired from Russia but we'll see," Reuters reported on November 16.

"We agreed to support Poland's investigation into the explosion in rural Poland, near the Ukrainian border, and they will make sure we know exactly what happened," President Biden said.