Poland, Russia and drone
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Russian drone crashes in Polish field; Warsaw protests airspace violation and plans formal complaint
A drone believed to be a Russian Shahed variant hit the Osiny village in Poland's Lublin province, shattering windows in homes but causing no injuries to residents.
Local police said they received reports of the crash around 2 a.m. and found burned metal and plastic debris at the scene.
A Polish general said early evidence points to the drone having a Chinese engine, and that it was likely "flying very low" to avoid radar.
Poland has claimed a Russian military drone with a self-destruct warhead crashed and exploded in farmland in the country’s east, calling the move a “provocation” by Russia amid global efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
Polish prosecutors' early reports indicate that the drone which crashed overnight into a cornfield in Lublin Voivodeship was a military UAV. Source: European Pravda citing RMF FM Details: A team of five prosecutors and experts from various fields is inspecting the maize field in the village of Osiny,
A drone which crashed into a field in eastern Poland most likely came from the direction of Belarus, a regional prosecutor said on Thursday, following the incident described as a provocation by the defence minister.
Poland's Minister of National Defense Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz voiced the three most probable hypotheses regarding the overnight explosion in a village in Lublin voivodeship. His words are quoted by RMF24.
Poland’s foreign ministry confirmed on Wednesday (August 20) that a drone which detonated on its territory earlier in the day is believed to have originated from Russia. The incident has reignited concerns over the spillover effects of the war in Ukraine and the growing risks posed to NATO member states bordering the conflict.
EADaily, August 21st, 2025. Poland has once again changed its position on the ownership of the drone that crashed the day before on the territory of the country.