Title：The Tragedy of Przewodow village, caused by the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
題目：ロシアに因るウクライナ侵攻が引き起こした、プシェウォドフ村の悲劇。
日本語版(§2)は此方。
§1. 英語：Facts and My Words
On Tuesday, November 15, 2022, a missile hit Przewodow village in eastern Poland, just 6 km from the Ukrainian-Polish border, and killed two people (Aljazeera 2022).
★Aljazeera (2022), "World reacts to missile blast in Poland", Aljazeera.com, Nov, 16th, 2022
(https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/16/world-reacts-to-missle-blast-in-poland).
[Archived] (https://web.archive.org/web/20221116222140/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/16/world-reacts-to-missle-blast-in-poland).
“Poland’s President Andrzej Duda, who on Tuesday suggested the missiles were Russian, changed track on Wednesday and said it is “very likely” that the rocket was from Ukraine’s air defence system)”(ibid.)。
As of Tuesday, March 15, the day the missile landed in the village of Przewodow and killed two people, the Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki stated that "Poland is conducting thorough analysis and consultations with its allies regarding the potential use of Article 4 of the NATO Treaty" after the Polish Foreign Ministry announced reports of two deaths in the village (Mortensen 2022).
★Antonia Mortensen(2022), "Polish prime minister: Evidence suggests missile that landed in Przewodów was a "single act" ", CNN.com, November 16, 2022
(https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-11-15-22/).
[Archived]
(https://web.archive.org/web/20221116180357/https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-11-15-22/).
“while urging calm, Morawiecki said Poland would increase its military readiness and was contemplating the activation of Article 4 of the NATO Treaty. Article 4 is a consultation method that allows members of the 30-country alliance to bring an issue – usually about security – for discussion at the North Atlantic Council, its decision-making body)”(Lister et al., 2022).
★Tim Lister, Tara John, Antonia Mortensen, Anna Chernova, Emmet Lyons and Rhea Mogul (Wed November 16, 2022),
"World leaders hold emergency meeting as ‘Russian-made’ missile kills two in Poland", CNN.com,
Updated 4:13 AM EST, Wed November 16, 2022
(https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/15/europe/poland-missile-rocket-nato-przewodow-ukraine-intl/index.html).
[Archived]
(https://web.archive.org/web/20221116184340/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/15/europe/poland-missile-rocket-nato-przewodow-ukraine-intl/index.html).
The “Polish President Andrzej Duda said the missile that killed two people in eastern Poland on Tuesday was likely fired by Ukrainian forces defending against a wave of Russian missile strikes, and that the incident appeared to be an accident"(Mattingly et al., 2022).
““There is no indication that this was an intentional attack on Poland. Most likely, it was a Russian-made S-300 rocket,” Duda said in a tweet Wednesday. He later told a press conference that there was a “high chance” it was an air defense missile from the Ukrainian side and likely had fallen on Polish territory in “an accident” while intercepting incoming Russian missiles”(ibid.)
★Phil Mattingly, Kevin Liptak, Alex Stambaugh, Rhea Mogul, Radina Gigova, Pierre Bairin and Sophie Tanno (Wed November 16, 2022),
"Poland’s president says missile that killed two likely fired by Ukraine in defense against Russian attack", CNN.com,
Updated 8:35 AM EST, Wed November 16, 2022
(https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/16/europe/poland-missile-russia-ukraine-investigation-wednesday-intl-hnk/).
[Archived]
(https://web.archive.org/web/20221116191324/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/16/europe/poland-missile-russia-ukraine-investigation-wednesday-intl-hnk/).
The Guardian and other news medias have reported that the "Russian-made S-300 ground to air missiles" used by Ukraine to intercept Russian missiles likely claimed two lives in Poland (Wintour 2022).
★Patrick Wintour (Wed 16 Nov 2022),
"Poland missile ‘unlikely’ to have been fired from Russia, Biden says", The Guardian, Wed 16 Nov 2022 03.20 GMT
(https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/16/poland-missile-unlikely-to-have-been-fired-from-russia-biden-says).
[Archived]
(https://web.archive.org/web/20221116191603/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/16/poland-missile-unlikely-to-have-been-fired-from-russia-biden-says).
On November 16, 2022 at 2:42 PM, on Twitter, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that...,
“The G7 and present NATO members convened a meeting this morning in Bali during the G20 to discuss the incident in Poland last night. We are united in our message that we first need to establish the facts and therefore support Poland's investigation”(https://twitter.com/MinPres/status/1592754960826978304)。
The G7 and present NATO members convened a meeting this morning in Bali during the G20 to discuss the incident in Poland last night. We are united in our message that we first need to establish the facts and therefore support Poland's investigation. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/ePp7yyNIaX
— Mark Rutte (@MinPres) November 16, 2022
“One thing is clear: this would not have happened without Russia’s horrific missile attacks against Ukraine. We continue to support Ukraine in its defence against the Russian aggression.”(https://twitter.com/MinPres/status/1592754963683463169)。
One thing is clear: this would not have happened without Russia’s horrific missile attacks against Ukraine. We continue to support Ukraine in its defence against the Russian aggression. (2/2)
— Mark Rutte (@MinPres) November 16, 2022
This was also reported by the NL Times and CNN on the 16th (NL Times, 2022)(Lister et al., 2022).
★NL Times (Nov,16th, 2022),
"Missile strike in Poland would not have happened without Russian invasion, Dutch PM says",
NL Times,WEDNESDAY, 16th NOVEMBER 2022, 07:36AM
(https://nltimes.nl/2022/11/16/missile-strike-poland-happened-without-russian-invasion-dutch-pm-says).
[Archived]
(https://web.archive.org/web/20221116191324/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/16/europe/poland-missile-russia-ukraine-investigation-wednesday-intl-hnk/).
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine has intercepted Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian territory repeatedly, as if on a daily basis.
If these Russian missile attacks had been aimed at Japan, half of Japan's land would have already been scorched to the ground.
As a side effect of Ukraine intercepting the Russian missiles that were closing in on it, the material destroyed in the interceptions was shot into the village of Przewodow in eastern Poland, claiming the lives of two people.
How many of the missiles fired by Russia, the root cause of that tragedy, struck Ukraine on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, when that sorrow struck the Polish people?
According to an article in the news media "Ukrinform", the Ukrainian Air Force has reported on it (Ukinform 2022).
★Ukrinform (2022) "Air Force’s update on recent missile attack: 75 out of 96 Russian missiles shot down", Ukrinform, 16th. Nov. 2022, at 13:01
(https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3615664-air-forces-update-on-recent-missile-attack-75-out-of-96-russian-missiles-shot-down.html).
[Archived]
(https://web.archive.org/web/20221116214104/https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3615664-air-forces-update-on-recent-missile-attack-75-out-of-96-russian-missiles-shot-down.html).
The Ukrainian Air Force (Повітряні Сили ЗС України: Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine), on its "Telegram" account (https://t.me/s/kpszsu), announced the following.
“За уточненою інформацією 15 листопада 2022 року окупанти атакували Україну 96-ма крилатими ракетами повітряного та морського базування(Х-101, Х-555, "Калібр"), керованими авіаційними ракетами Х-59, ударними дронами "Shahed-136/131", "Оріон", "Орлан-10")”(https://t.me/kpszsu/2161).
“Протиповітряною обороною збито 75 крилатих ракет (Х-101, Х-555, "Калібр"), дві керовані авіаційні ракети Х-59, 10 "Shahed-136/131", один БпЛА "Оріон" та один "Орлан-10"”(ibid.).
★Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (2022), "15.11.22", Telegram, Nov. 16th, 2022, at 18:28
(https://t.me/kpszsu/2161).
[Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221116212208/https://t.me/kpszsu/2161).
On November 15, 2022, Ukraine was hit by a total of 96 confirmed missile attacks from Russia.
Ukraine was only able to intercept 75 of these missiles, meaning that 21 were not intercepted.
The damage caused by the 21 Russian-launched missiles that failed to intercept and landed in Ukraine would be unimaginably terrible.
And, fortunately, one of the 75 missiles that Ukraine was able to intercept scattered over the village of Przewodow in eastern Poland, causing the loss of two lives.
Those who say that the tragedy in Przewodow would not have occurred if Ukraine had not intercepted the missile are not grasping the true nature of the situation.
Anyway, on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, "a missile landed in the Polish village of Przewodow, and missile hit Przewodow village in eastern Poland near the Ukrainian border and killed two people" (Aljazeera 2022).
Even if the missile had not been fired by Russia, but by a Ukrainian anti-air defense system to intercept the Russian missile, the tragedy would not have happened if Russia had not fired the missile from the first.
§2. Japanese ver.
https://ameblo.jp/avatarofvirtues/entry-12774910460.html
§3. Further Readings
★Holly Ellyatt (2022a),
"Kyiv says Poland strike a ‘very sensitive issue,’ wants to see evidence that its forces fired missile",
CNBC.com, WED, NOV 16 2022, 5:12 AM EST
(https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/16/ukraine-reacts-as-initial-findings-suggest-it-fired-the-missile-that-hit-poland.html).
★Holly Ellyatt (2022b),
"NATO chief says Poland blast likely caused by Ukrainian missile — but not Ukraine’s fault",
CNBC.com, WED, NOV 16 2022, 6:58 AM EST
(https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/16/nato-says-poland-missile-strike-was-not-deliberate-or-ukraines-fault.html).
