Poland to lodge protest after drone explosion near eastern border, says FM Sikorski

Poland will file a diplomatic protest after a drone carrying explosives exploded in a cornfield near the eastern village of Osiny, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has announced.

Radosław SikorskiTomasz Jastrzebowski/REPORTER

Writing on X (formerly Twitter), the head of Polish diplomacy said the incident represented “another violation of our airspace from the East” and stressed that Poland’s most important mission within NATO was to defend its own territory.

The blast occurred overnight on Wednesday, 20 August, when the drone came down in a cornfield near Poland’s eastern border.

Prosecutors later confirmed that explosive materials were found in the wreckage, which left a crater around 5–6 metres wide and 50 centimetres deep.

It remains unclear whether the device detonated in the air or on impact with the ground. An expert in military armaments has been dispatched to help identify the type of drone.

According to Poland’s National Security Bureau (BBN), the President is being kept informed of developments. Further details are expected in the coming hours.

Since the morning of Wednesday, 20 August, authorities have been investigating a military drone that reportedly crashed in a cornfield in Osiny, near Poland’s eastern border. Photo: PAP/Wojciech Jargiło

On the scene from the morning of Wednesday, 20 August, representative of Polish and international media have been gathering around the cornfield. Photo: PAP/Wojtek Jargiło

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Source: IAR/X/@sikorskiradek

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