Associated Press Issues Correction to Report Claiming Russian Missile Hit Poland

Smoke rises over the city after a Russian missile strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 10, 2022. Oleksandr Klymenko/Reuters

The Associated Press newswire service issued a correction to a report that cited an anonymous U.S. official that claimed a Russian missile struck Polish territory on Tuesday.

“The Associated Press reported erroneously, based on information from a senior American intelligence official who spoke on condition of anonymity,” the AP wrote in its correction on Wednesday. “Subsequent reporting showed that the missiles were Russian-made and most likely fired by Ukraine in defense against a Russian attack.”