The US Protection Division mentioned Tuesday it was unable to corroborate media experiences that two Russian missiles had landed inside NATO member Poland, however added it was investigating the claims.

“We’re conscious of the press experiences alleging that two Russian missiles have struck a location inside Poland or the Ukraine border,” mentioned Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder.

“We’ve no info proper now to corroborate that there was a missile strike,” Ryder informed reporters, including that the Pentagon was “wanting into this additional.”

Poland borders Ukraine, which Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded on February 24, and has welcomed 1000’s of Ukrainian refugees displaced by the combating.

Moscow pounded Ukrainian cities with missiles on Tuesday, plunging seven million houses into darkness, dampening jubilation over the humiliating Russian retreat from Kherson metropolis.

It was not clear if the missiles which can have hit Poland have been a part of the identical wave.

Some 10,000 US personnel are on rotation in Poland, which is an everyday contributor to NATO missions, in keeping with official authorities sources.

Ryder mentioned defending these troops could be taken “very severely.”

“We’re very assured in any pressure safety measures that we take, whether or not or not it’s Poland or elsewhere,” he mentioned.

“However once more, we’re not going to get forward of ourselves right here. We will get the info. After which when we have now extra to offer, we are going to.”