Yuriy Ignat, the spokesman of the Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said that some of the fragments of the missiles that fell in Przewodów, Poland, could be Ukrainian. He told The Washington Post about it.
"During the Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure on Tuesday, Russia and Ukraine fired so many rockets that the fragments of the rockets that hit Poland could be of both Russian and Ukrainian origin," the publication notes with reference to Ignat.
According to him, on November 15, at least 50 missiles flew within a few minutes near the Polish border in western Ukraine, of which at least 20 were fired by Russia, and 30 by Ukrainian air defense systems.
Ignat also noted that out of 96 missiles fired by Russia that day, 77 were shot down by the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
"The result of this air defense battle could have been anything," he said.
According to the speaker, Ukraine shot down 15 Russian missiles in the border area, but at least five more hit targets near the Polish border. This means that the Russian Federation fired at least 20 missiles in the area, while the Air Defense Forces of Ukraine usually fire at least two anti-aircraft missiles at approaching targets, Ignat added.
"Therefore, we can assume that at least 30 missiles were launched from our side," he said.
At the same time, the speaker said that it does not matter whether the missiles were Ukrainian or Russian, as Russia bears the ultimate responsibility for the attack on Ukraine.
The publication assumed that the speaker's comments could signal a further softening of Ukraine's claims that the parts of the fallen missiles were not of Ukrainian origin.