Missile that fell in Przewodów last year was Ukrainian – Polish media
According to Polish experts, the missile that fell last year in Przewodów after a massive Russian missile attack was Ukrainian.
This was reported by Rzeczpospolita, citing sources.
It is noted that despite the lack of cooperation from the Ukrainian side, which “has not yet provided Poland with any materials,” Polish investigators have made their own conclusions about the incident.
“Indeed, we have received an opinion, but due to its confidential nature, we do not disclose its content… At the current stage of the investigation, the evidentiary activities in the country have been exhausted. We have sent a request for legal assistance to Ukraine and are waiting for a response,” said Lukasz Lapczynski, spokesman for the Polish National Prosecutor’s Office.
According to the publication, the conclusion was allegedly prepared “on the basis of many sources, based on comprehensive, classified conclusions of national services, and generally approved by the Military Institute of Armament Technology.”
According to the investigation, a Ukrainian S-300 5-B-55 anti-aircraft missile of Russian origin fell in Przewodów. The Polish prosecutor’s office claims to know from which Ukrainian air defense site it was launched.
It is noted that during the massive Russian shelling of Ukraine on November 15, air defense missiles were fired in pairs from Ukraine – one hit the target, the other continued to fly.
“In such a situation, when the missile is at a certain altitude, the mechanisms available in it should cause it to self-destruct. This did not happen. We don’t know why,” the sources said.
Investigators noted that the missile could not have been fired from Russia, as it has a range of 75 to 90 km. At the time, the Russian positions were in a place where no Russian missile could reach Przewodów.
They also rejected the possibility that the missile could have been launched from Belarus.
According to the investigators, even if we assume that the Russian systems were located in Belarus, it is 150 km from the place where they could have been located to Przewodow in a straight line, but the Russians “do not have this type of missile in Belarus.”
What preceded it
On November 15, when Russia launched the most massive missile attack on Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion, a missile landed on a farm in the village of Przewodów, Hrubieszów County, Lublin Voivodeship. The Polish Foreign Ministry later stated that it was “Russian-made.”
Pshevoduv is located about 5 km from the Ukrainian border.
