Witnesses share terror of Poland missile explosion

Residents of the village in Poland hit by a suspected Russian missile have shared their experiences of the strike. The explosion claimed the lives of two men, who are both thought to have died instantly.Both of the men are believed to be farm workers, with one aged about 60 and the other around 50.One witness in Przewodow told Onet: “I heard a big bang, it hit about a kilometre from my house, I got scared it was war.”I know the victims, one of them was my schoolmate, about 60 years old.”I also knew the second one well, we always greeted each other.” A missile strike hit a Polish village near the Ukrainian border (Image: Getty)Witness in Przewodow says: “I heard a big bang, it hit about a kilometer from my house, I got scared it was war”Another witness says: “I heard a very unusual sound. I went to see what was going on, but I couldn’t see anything in the sky. I thought it must have been a rocket” pic.twitter.com/ci5nKvTSNw- Faytuks News Δ (@Faytuks) November 15, 2022 Another witness added: “I heard a very unusual sound. I went to see what was going on, but I couldn’t see anything in the sky. I thought it must have been a rocket.”The pastor of the parish church said: “I heard an explosion. My housekeeper says there were two, but I’m betting that there was only one.”On Tuesday evening a meeting of the Polish National Security Bureau was held, and combat military services in the country are readying themselves.READ MORE: Putin breaks silence on Poland missile crash and blames Warsaw Polish President Andrzej Duda (Image: Getty) Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (Image: Getty)Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has urged citizens to remain “calm” and said the country will be increasing its “monitoring of Polish air space.”He said: “We are working to establish the causes of the explosion in Przewodow.”A state of heightened readiness has been introduced for all Polish ‘services’, including the police, firefighters, border guards.”DON’T MISS:Donald Trump’s battle with Desantis ‘going to get ugly’  [LATEST]Rishi Sunak to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping  [REPORT]Lavrov says Macron and Scholz ‘well aware’ Ukraine is holding up peace [SPOTLIGHT]I have just spoken to Polish President @AndrzejDuda following reports of a missile strike in Poland. I reiterated the UK’s solidarity with Poland and expressed condolences for the victims.We will remain in close contact and continue to coordinate with our NATO allies.- Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) November 15, 2022 An emergency meeting of G7 leaders has been called in Bali, Indonesia, where world leaders are gathered for the G20 summit.Rishi Sunak said of the missile attack: “I have just spoken to Polish President@AndrzejDuda following reports of a missile strike in Poland.”I reiterated the UK’s solidarity with Poland and expressed condolences for the victims.”We will remain in close contact and continue to coordinate with our NATO allies.”