Polish villagers bury man killed in blast near Ukrainian border

One of the men killed by a missile that hit a southeastern Polish village was buried on Saturday (November 19), the first of two funerals this weekend following a blast that raised fears of the war in Ukraine spiralling into a wider conflict.

The explosion in Przewodow, which Poland and its allies say was caused by a Ukrainian air-defence missile that went astray, sent shockwaves around the world but also plunged the village's residents into mourning for two of their neighbours.

Mourners entered the Holy Brother Albert church in Przewodow as two rows of soldiers looked on and a light covering of snow lay on the ground.