Drone wreckage found in Poland near the border with Ukraine: what is known
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In the Lublin Voivodeship of Poland, near the border with Ukraine, wreckage of an unmanned aerial vehicle has been discovered. The area has been placed under guard, and the relevant services are investigating the circumstances surrounding the drone’s appearance.
This is reported by the Polish police .
The incident occurred on December 14 at around 2:00 p.m. Kyiv time in the village of Zhelizna, Radzynskyi district. A local resident noticed parts of an object that looked like a drone while walking through the forest.
“Today, at around 2:00 p.m. in the settlement of Żelizna, Radzyń County, a man noticed parts of an object resembling a drone while walking through the forest. Police officers from the Radzyń Police Station are guarding the area. We have notified the relevant services, in particular the Military Gendarmerie in Biała Podlaskie and the District Prosecutor’s Office in Radzyń Podlaskie,” the Lublin Voivodeship Police reported.
According to Polish journalists, a broken drone was found at the scene, including the fuselage and engine. Local police noted that this type of UAV is not used to transfer contraband.
The relevant services are currently establishing how the drone ended up in the forest. The case will be transferred to the Military Affairs Department of the District Prosecutor’s Office in Lublin.
Recall that on Saturday, September 20, wreckage of an object similar to a Russian strike drone was found in Poland .
As is known, on the night of September 9-10, Russia carried out a massive attack on Ukraine, during which some of the drones violated Polish airspace . This forced Warsaw to raise its aviation and activate its air defense forces. In total, 19 drones crossed the Polish border, of which only four were shot down.
Later, Poland found out the reason for the destruction of a private house in the Lublin Voivodeship . It turned out that the house in Wyryki was hit by a missile fired by a Polish F-16 fighter jet. The plane was trying to shoot down a Russian drone during a night attack.
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