Poland tells Russia attack on Polish plant in Ukraine broke int'l law
The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has informed the Russian embassy in Warsaw that the recent Russian attack on the Polish flooring factory in Ukraine constituted a violation of international law.
Russian drones hit the Polish-owned Barlinek wooden flooring factory in Ukraine's west-central city of Vinnytsia overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, causing serious damage that has rendered the plant inoperable for at least six months.
"Yesterday, the Polish MFA informed a representative of the Russian Federation's embassy that the attack on the Barlinek company's plant in Vinnytsia, which is a Polish property and deals with civilian production only, is a violation of international law," Pawel Wronski, the MFA spokesman, wrote on X on Thursday.
Seven people were wounded in the attack, including two who sustained serious injuries.
The attack was part of a bigger wave of 400 drones that Russia launched against Ukraine at that time.
Wronski said on Wednesday that 28 drones had targeted Vinnytsia, of which 18 had been shot down. But, he said, five of them hit the Polish plant.
"Everything points to the plant having been a set target, to the attack not having been accidental," he said, adding that none of the victims were Polish nationals.
Barlinek is one of the biggest wooden flooring manufacturers in Europe. The Vinnytsia facility is one of its three manufacturing plants. (PAP)jd/mf
