Brovdi said that Ukrainian specialists — including drone pilots and operators — are willing to share all their accumulated knowledge and expertise in countering Shahed-type drones with their Polish counterparts.
“We are more deeply involved in this issue than anyone else, due to our daily engagement," he wrote.
"While not yet perfect — there's not much time. Half a year ago, the idea of 500 Shaheds per day was laughed at not only in Europe, but even in Ukraine — by many so-called experts.”
Brovdi added that impunity, when met with “concern” and indecision, only “whets the appetite for war.”
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier said that Ukraine had offered Poland assistance and training in destroying Russian drones, particularly Shahed drones. According to him, this cooperation will be formalized at the military level.
Russia’s drone attack on Poland
On Sept. 10, Polish PM Donald Tusk announced that 19 Russian drones entered Polish airspace overnight, many of them coming from Belarus. Four UAVs were reportedly shot down. Polish authorities also reported debris from an unidentified missile.
One of the drones crashed into a residential building in the village of Wyrki-Wola in the Lublin Voivodeship, damaging the building but causing no injuries.
According to Reuters, NATO does not consider the drone incursion an “attack,” but does view it as intentional. NATO convened on Sept. 10 to discuss the incident.
In response, Warsaw held an emergency government meeting and heightened security. Poland’s Territorial Defense Force (WOT) implemented shortened response times for troops in several regions.
NATO later activated Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty, as confirmed by Polish government spokesperson Adam Szłapka. The article provides for consultations between allies when any of them feels their territorial integrity, political independence, or security is threatened.
U.S. President Donald Trump also responded to the incursion:
“What's with Russia violating Polish airspace? Here we go!” he wrote on Truth Social platform.