Nov. 19, 2022Updated: Nov. 19, 2022 9:01 a.m.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A ceremonial was held Saturday for 1 of 2 Polish men who died successful a rocket detonation adjacent the borderline with Ukraine, deaths that Western officials said appeared to person been caused by a Ukrainian aerial defence rocket that went astray.
White roses were placed connected the woody casket of Boguslaw Wos. A household subordinate carried a black-and-white photograph of him, portion different antheral carried a crucifix bearing his name. Polish authorities quality bureau PAP described Wos arsenic a 62-year-old warehouse manager.
Wos and different antheral died connected Tuesday successful Przewodow, a tiny farming assemblage immoderate 6 kilometers (4 miles) from the borderline with Ukraine arsenic that state was defending itself against a barrage of Russian missiles directed astatine Ukraine’s powerfulness infrastructure.
Officials from Poland, NATO and the United States person said they deliberation Russia is to blasted for the deaths nary substance what due to the fact that a Ukrainian rocket would not person misfired had the state not been forced to support itself against Russian attacks.
A Polish probe to find the root of the rocket and the circumstances of the detonation was launched with enactment from the U.S. Ukrainian investigators joined the probe connected Friday.
Wos' ceremonial took spot successful a colony church, and helium was to beryllium buried successful the section cemetery, PAP said.
The ceremonial had elements of a authorities funeral, with a subject grant defender and Polish officials and Ukrainian representatives joining the man's household and members of the community.
Ukraine's consul wide successful the adjacent metropolis of Lublin placed a wreath successful the colors of Ukraine, PAP reported.
The ceremonial and burial were held successful private, with the Wos household requesting nary media access.
The different unfortunate is to beryllium buried connected Sunday.