Poland has decided to increase surveillance of its airspace, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Wednesday, as he confirmed that Poland was studying the possibility of requesting consultations under Article 4 of the NATO military alliance treaty, after a Russian-produced rocket fell on the Polish village of Przewodow, near the Ukrainian border, Reuters reports.
"First of all, we have decided to increase the combat readiness for chosen military groups of the Polish army, especially when it comes to surveillance of the airspace, and this surveillance of the airspace is taking place and will be taking place in cooperation with our allies," Morawiecki told reporters in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
"We are holding analysis and consultations with our allies regarding the possible use of Article 4 of the Washington Treaty - so the Article that triggers consultations among the NATO military alliance, we are verifying the grounds on which the Article 4 can be used."
Two people were killed in the explosion in Przewodow, about 6 km (3.5 miles) from the border with Ukraine, firefighters said. Media reports said the strike hit a grain-drying facility at 3:40 p.m. local time.
The Polish foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, adding the ministry had summoned the Russian ambassador over the incident.
