"Homeland above all"/ The concert that brought together artists and the public in Pogradec
In front of hundreds of citizens and tourists, the concert...
In front of hundreds of citizens and tourists, the concert...

The Polish village of Przewodow, just five kilometers from the Ukrainian border, caught the world's attention days ago when a botched missile attack raised the risk that NATO could be forced into a war with Russia. Western analysts believe the blast that killed two was caused by a Ukrainian missile aimed at defending against a massive Russian airstrike. Kiev has not claimed responsibility, while the incident in question offers an opportunity to understand how easily war can spread.
Vendi i shpërthimit, një hambar gruri në një fermë prej 2500 hektarësh, tashmë i bllokuar nga hetuesit, përdorej për të strehuar refugjatë ukrainas.
Raketa “qorre” goditi fshatin polak Przewodow pranë kufirit me Ukrainën, duke shkaktuar vrasjen e dy vetëve. Ata u bënë viktimat e para të agresionit rus në Ukrainë.
Gjatë orëve të para pas shpërthimit, thotë kryebashkiaku i rajonit Grzegorz Drewnik, u krijua ndjesia se po fillonte një luftë e re botërore.
“Përshtypja e parë ishte po fillonte një luftë botërore. Edhe njerëzit e tjerë në vendngjarje mendonin kështu, se diçka vërtet e tmerrshme do të niste”.
Ata u qetësuan kur Varshava tha se nuk ishte sulm ndaj Polonisë por aksident, që mendohej të ishte shkaktuar nga një raketë e gabuar e lëshuar nga Ukraina për t’u mbrojtur nga sulmet ruse.
Vendasit, thotë ai, janë bërë edhe më të fortë që nga fillimi luftës, duke ndihmuar refugjatët ukrainas që largohen nga agresioni rus. Shumë nga ata janë të vetëdijshëm se lufta është në pragun e shtëpisë dhe mund t’i cënojë ata në çdo kohë.
“Është e tmerrshme. Rusia po vepron barbarisht. Këto gjëra nuk mund të ndodhin tani, u përkasin shekujve 14 apo 15. Ajo që po ndodh tani është tragjedi për shoqërinë dhe mbarë botën”, thotë për Zërin e Amerikës kryebashkiaku Grzegorz Drewnik.
Presidenti polak Andrzej Duda vizitoi këtë komunitet të enjten për të bërë nderimet e tij. Ai u tha gazetarëve se qeveria do të zhvillojë një hetim të plotë mbi incidentin dhe se hetuesit ukrainas do të lejohen të vizitojnë vendin e ngjarjes.
"We and the experts are convinced that the rocket was an accident. The missile was not aimed at Poland, and we cannot consider it an attack on Poland. A war is taking place on our border. Russia hit Ukraine with hundreds of missiles and Kiev was defending itself. Things happened and no one wanted to harm anyone in Poland, or kill anyone," said the Polish president.
Residents told VOA they hope NATO will protect them if the conflict escalates, while blaming Russia for the attack.
"I don't know whose missile it is, but Russia must disappear from the map. This is my conviction, they should pay for their deeds, for Ukraine", says Tomasz Bernatzky, a resident of the village.
Meanwhile, the residents of the area are trying to return to normality, without even knowing what tomorrow will be like./ VOA
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