China News Service, November 16th, a comprehensive report. In the past night, the situation in Russia and Ukraine escalated again due to explosions in two places.
2 killed in missile explosion in Poland
First, Polish media reported that two missiles allegedly landed in Poland - the province of Lublin on the border with Ukraine, killing two people.
Polish government spokesman Miller confirmed after the meeting of the Council of Ministers for National Security and Defense Affairs that an explosion occurred in the Khrubieszow area on the border with Ukraine in eastern Poland and killed two civilians. The on-site investigation is currently underway.
Affected by this, some military units have raised their combat readiness levels.
Afterwards, Polish President Duda had a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
On the evening of November 15th, local time, Pawel Schroeter, Chief of Staff of the Polish Presidential Office, announced on social media that President Duda will hold a meeting of the National Security Council at 12 noon on the 16th.
The Polish Prime Minister said that Poland has invited international experts to investigate the missile that fell into its territory.
In addition, according to the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian Ambassador to Poland Sergey Andreyev was summoned to the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In this regard, the Russian Satellite News Agency quoted a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense saying that Russia has not launched any strikes on targets near the border of Ukraine, and some of the photos of the wreckage released have nothing to do with Russia's strike methods.
All the remarks in the Polish media about the suspected "Russian missile fall" are deliberate provocations aimed at escalating the situation.
Several explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv
Prior to this, on the afternoon of the 15th local time, there were several explosions in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
Kyiv Mayor Klitschko posted on social media that the capital Kyiv was hit and some buildings in the city were hit.
Tymoshenko, deputy director of the Ukrainian President's Office, said that 15 energy facilities across Ukraine were damaged, the capital Kyiv, Vinnytsia Oblast, Volyn Oblast, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Zhytomyr Oblast, and Lviv Oblast More than 7 million users in , Poltava, etc. were cut off.
In addition, Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmegal said on the same day that facilities such as high-voltage substations and thermal power plants in Ukraine were attacked, and almost all areas of Ukraine experienced power outages.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on November 15 that the Russian army has made progress in its offensive in the direction of Pavrovka in Donetsk on the eastern front, striking a large number of Ukrainian targets.
The Ukrainian side stated on the same day that it launched firepower strikes against the Russian army on the southern front, and the Russian side retreated inland on the left bank of the Dnieper River.
At present, Russia and Ukraine are accusing each other of rejecting peace talks.