Channel Island leaders send messages of support after Poland missile strike

The missiles are alleged to have hit a grain farm in Poland near the Ukraine border.
The Polish government has said two people died on Tuesday, with local media reporting a projectile struck an area where grain was drying in Przewodów, a village near the border with Ukraine. Credit: ITV News

Jersey's Chief Minister and Guernsey's External Relations lead have sent messages of support from the Channel Islands' government after a missile strike in Poland.

Last night, Russian missiles crossed into NATO member Poland and killed two people, a senior US intelligence official said.

The Polish government has said two people died on Tuesday, with local media reporting a projectile struck an area where grain was drying in Przewodów, a village near the border with Ukraine.

Jersey Minister, Kristina Moore, said she was 'deeply saddened and concerned' by the news.

Guernsey Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq said the bailiwick 'stands in solidarity' with Poland, Ukraine and NATO allies: