2025 Russian drone incursion into Poland

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2025 Russian drone incursion into Poland (Poland)
Locations of drone hits and falls, and associated debris
Date9–10 September 2025
Time23:30–06:45 (CEST)
Duration7 hours 15 minutes
LocationEastern, central and northern Poland
TypeAirspace intrusion by military drones
MotiveUnknown
Outcome
Countries involved

On 9 September 2025, about 11:30 p.m. CEST, [4] 19 [5] to 23 [6] drones entered Poland's airspace after allegedly being launched from Russia. The incursion triggered a Quick Reaction Alert; the Polish Air Force and other NATO militaries scrambled aircraft. [7] [4] [8] Up to four drones were confirmed to have been shot down, [1] most by the Dutch Air Force. Poland's prime minister Donald Tusk said that the drones "posed a direct threat". [5] The airspace over Warsaw International Airport, Warsaw Modlin Airport, Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, and Lublin Airport was closed while the Russian drone fleet was in Polish airspace. [9] [10]

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Shortly thereafter, the Polish government invoked Article 4 of the NATO treaty [5] . Polish deputy prime minister Radosław Sikorski said, "We are dealing with an unprecedented case of an attack not only on the territory of Poland but also on the territory of NATO and the EU". [11] After the incident, Russia and Belarus conducted joint military exercises, the largest since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [12] NATO launched Operation Eastern Sentry on 12 September.

Incursion and defence

Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita claimed that the number of Russian drones was around 23; [2] they entered Poland via Belarus. [13] Belarus warned Poland and Lithuania before the incursion that several drones affected by electronic warfare in Ukraine passed through Belarusian territory. [14] [15]

Several NATO countries also took part in the operation to shoot down the drones, aiding the Polish F-16s. The deployment included Dutch F-35 Lightning II, Italian airborne early warning and control aircraft, and a Belgian Airbus A330 MRTT aerial tanker. [16] German MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air systems in Poland were placed on high alert [17] [18] and tracked the path of the drone wave. [19] Out of the drones that were neutralized, most were shot down by Dutch F-35 aircraft. [2] [20] The last interception occurred at 06:45 CEST. [21] Most sources, among them Poland's First Minister Donald Tusk, report that up to four drones were destroyed by allied forces, [1] although he did not rule out the possibility that more had been brought down. [22] These actions mark the first time Poland, or any NATO country, has engaged and downed Russian assets in its airspace since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. [5] [23]

Locations of drones and debris included several sites near the Polish eastern border (Bychawka Trzecia, Cześniki, Czosnówka, Krzywowierzba-Kolonia, Wielki Łan, Wohyń, Wyhalew, Wyryki-Wola, Zabłocie-Kolonia, and near Rabiany), several in south-eastern Poland (Czyżów, Smyków, Sobótka), as well as a field near Mniszków and the town of Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą in central Poland, [21] and Oleśno in northern Poland. [24] [25] [26] An AIM-120 AMRAAM missile fired at a drone by a Polish F-16 fighter went stray and struck a residential building in Wyryki-Wola, Lublin Voivodeship, destroying the roof of the building. The warhead didn't explode. [27] Another drone fell on an undisclosed military base. [28]

Debris from an air-to-air missile was found more than a week later in Choiny, some 70 kilometres from the Ukrainian border; almost at the same time that Latvian authorities recovered fragments from a Russian drone on a beach near the western village of Varve, Ventspils district, thought to belong to a drone shot down over Poland. [29] [30] On 20 September a styrofoam-made drone was discovered by a farmer in a marsh at Korsze, Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, likely the last Russian drone that entered the country during the night of September 9–10. [31] [32] The type of drone is identical to that found at Oleśno. [31] The next day, a drone and debris from other two drones were recovered from different locations; in Masovian Voivodeship, mushroom collectors came upon fragments of a drone in the village of Wodynie, Siedlce County, while a similar finding of debris was made almost at the same time in a forest near the village of Biała Góra, Białobrzegi County. Another drone appeared in a forest in Sulmice, Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship. [33] By the end of September, an F-35A from the 313th Squadron of the Royal Dutch Air Force received a kill mark for the successful action against the Russian drones in Poland. [34]

Analysis

A Gerbera-type drone such as those used in the Russian incursion into Polish air space Russian drone Gerbera, downed in Ukraine (2025-01-05).jpg
A Gerbera-type drone such as those used in the Russian incursion into Polish air space

At least some of the drones used in the incursion were of the Gerbera type. [35] Others were made of polystyrene rather than plywood. The Regional Prosecutor's Office in Lublin said that the recovered drones were not armed and did not contain explosive materials; it described them as "decoy drones". [36] According to analysts Justin Bronk of RUSI and Justin Crump of the risk and intelligence company Sibylline quoted by BBC Verify, "...the scale of the incursion suggests it was almost certainly a deliberate act on Russia's part." [35]

Following the 9–10 September incursion, Rzeczpospolita stated that modernisation of the "SkyCTRL" anti-drone system in Poland had been delayed for eighteen months by the Polish Ministry of Defence (MON) due to lack of funds, and that the system was effectively inactive. Rzeczpospolita stated its expectation that MON would find the needed funding, but that several months would be needed for implementation. [2]

As of 12 September 2025, the wrecks of 17 drones had been identified. Marcin Przydacz, the Polish presidential advisor on international affairs, confirmed that 21 drones crossed into Polish airspace during the incursion. [28]

The damaging of the residential building in Wyryki caused a scandal domestically, with Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused of attempting to cover up that the damage was caused by a Polish missile, with President Karol Nawrocki and the National Security Bureau not informed of the Polish origin of the missile. [37]

Polish briefing to United Nations Security Council

On 12 September 2025, Poland gave an emergency briefing to the UN Security Council about the incident. [38] [39] The UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo stated that Poland had reported that during the night of 9 September, 19 Russian drones had entered Polish airspace reportedly causing damage in residential areas of two Polish villages, Wyryki and Czosnówka; no casualties were reported. Belarus had warned Poland as some of the drones approached its airspace. Belarus reported it had intercepted several drones over its territory, stating the drones had been deflected by Ukrainian counter-drone measures causing them to overfly its territory. [40] [41]

A number of representatives to the UN present at the briefing made statements, often on the broader issues of the Russo-Ukrainian War rather than specifically on the drone incursion. No vote took place at this briefing meeting. [41]

The French representative stated that one drone had reached the Gdańsk region, more than 700 km (430 mi) from the Ukrainian border. [f] The Russian Federation representative stated that the Polish authorities had acknowledged that they had not found any explosive warheads on the drones. He stated that the range of drones used in the attack on Ukrainian military targets that night did not exceed 700 km (430 mi) which made it impossible for them to have reached Polish territory, and Russia was willing to engage in professional discussions with the Polish MOD to understand what had taken place. The Polish representative stated that Polish territorial integrity has been purposely violated by Russian drones on an unprecedented scale, and Poland knew that it was not a mistake. [41]

Diplomatic reactions

Aftermath

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A Dutch F-35 sporting a drone victory marking

Military support for Poland

A number of countries have pledged military support for Poland following the drone incursion:

Polish-Belarusian border closure during Zapad 2025 exercise

On 9 September 2025, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that Poland would close its border with Belarus at midnight on 11 September, citing national security concerns over aggressive military tactics that were to take place near the Polish border during the Zapad 2025 exercises. Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said the border would only be reopened when the government was certain that there was no longer a threat to Polish citizens. NATO and neighboring countries like Lithuania have also strengthened their border security in response to the exercises. Relations between Poland and Belarus have been increasingly strained since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with both countries recently arresting each other's nationals on espionage charges, further escalating tensions. Belarus condemned the closure, describing it as an "abuse" of Poland's geographic position. [75] The border was closed on September 12. [76]

The border closure blocked the China-Europe Railway Express freight route (also known as New Eurasian Land Bridge) which uses the now-closed Małaszewicze border crossing. The route carries about 3.7% of EU-China trade, which will have to switch to slower routes or air freight. China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said "We hope Poland will take effective measures to ensure the safe and smooth operation of the Express and the stability of international industrial and supply chains." [77]

Until 9 December, Poland also banned drones and restricted small and recreational aircraft near its eastern borders with Belarus and Ukraine, from about 26 to 46 km (16 to 29 mi) inland, and up to flight level FL095 (9,500 feet (2.9 km)) so it would not generally affect commercial air flights. Crewed aircraft with a flight plan, transponders and two-way communications would be permitted in daylight hours. [78]

Operation Eastern Sentry

On 12 September 2025, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced that action to protect the alliance's eastern borders would begin in the following days, involving military forces from Denmark, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and others under the name of Eastern Sentry. Rutte said that "Russia's recklessness in the air, along our eastern flank, is increasing in frequency" and that the mission would be "flexible and agile". The operation's assets will include two F-16 s and a Danish anti-air frigate, along with three Rafale jets from France and four Eurofighters from Germany. Rutte added that "Although the immediacy of our focus is on Poland, this situation transcends the border of one nation. What affects one ally affects us all." Eastern Sentry is based upon the already ongoing Baltic Sentry, an initiative launched in response to the sabotage of cables in the Baltic Sea. [79] [80]

See also

Notes

  1. Poland also is a NATO member.
  2. Italy provided early warning aircraft.
  3. Germany utilised Patriot systems.
  4. The Netherlands contributed F-35 fighters, originally stationed in Estonia, and shot down the majority of the drones.
  5. Belgium refuelled F-35 aircraft in flight with kerosene.
  6. However Google Maps shows that the city of Gdańsk is 450 km (280 mi) in a straight line from the closest part of Ukraine's border, and the furthest part of the region only 580 km (360 mi) away from the border.

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