An Associated Press FIRES reporter who broke the story of the missile strike in Poland

James La Porta was fired after being held responsible for the Nov. 15 story that Russia carried out the missile attack, say AP people aware of the decision. says

Forensic experts investigating the site where a missile struck the southeastern Polish village of Przewodow (

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The Associated Press has fired the reporter who published the story that Russia fired missiles that killed two people in Poland.

James La Porta was removed from his post after being considered responsible for the Nov. 15 story that Russia carried out the missile attack, people told the AP with knowledge of the decision .

Mr. LaPorta, who had worked at AP since 2020, said, "I would like to comment on the file, but the AP has ordered me not to comment."

It is not widely believed that the Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles were fired by Ukraine at neighboring NATO Poland.

AP would be the first news agency outside Polish media to report on the strike itself last week.

Aerial view taken on November 17, 2022 shows the site where a missile strike killed two men in the village of Przewodow in eastern Poland (

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Blaming Russia for the strike has sparked international fears over NATO's commitment to respond to an attack on a member nation.

Furthermore, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky falsely blamed the Russian for the missile.

Finally, the AP report described the incident by reporting the Polish Foreign Ministry's statement that it was a Russian-made missile.

The AP issued an official correction to its story the next day.

Julie Pace, senior vice president and editor of the AP, said, "We are reviewing all the egregious errors that are...