Missile that hit Poland fired by Ukrainian forces, say US officials

US President Joe Biden said it is 'unlikely' the missile was fired from Russia while initial findings suggest the missile that hit Poland was fired by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian missile

Police officers work outside a grain depot where, according to the Polish government, an explosion of a Russian-made missile killed two people. Picture: AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk

Initial findings suggest the missile that hit Poland was fired by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian missile, according to US officials.

It comes after US President Joe Biden said it is “unlikely” the missile that killed two people in Nato-ally Poland was fired from Russia, but pledged support for Poland’s investigation into what it had called a “Russian-made” missile.