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- Polish and NATO officials said Wednesday that the missile strike that killed two people in Poland was not an intentional attack.
- NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said an investigation into the incident is ongoing, adding that the strike was likely caused by a Ukraine air defense missile and there is “no indication that Russia is preparing action.”
- This comes as U.S. President Joe Biden said the missile likely did not come from Russia.
- In Ukraine, residents are facing scheduled and unscheduled blackouts amid Russian attacks on energy infrastructure.
- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that the Kremlin continues to target Ukrainian civilians. During a meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group, Austin said U.S.-provided NASAMS air defense systems have had a “100 percent success rate” in interrupting Russian missiles aimed at Ukraine.
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Police experts examine a crater after a missile strike in a village, near the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, on November 16, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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