Suspected missile debris found near Lublin
An object resembling missile debris was discovered near the Polish city of Lublin, in the village of Chojny, RMF24 wrote on Sept. 19.
One of the villagers, who lives less than 30 kilometers from the city, reported the find to police.
Once law enforcement arrived at the site, the military was also called in.
Military police reported just before midnight that they were working in Chojny, where suspected remnants of a missile — likely used to destroy a drone — was found.
A full and detailed examination of the object is scheduled for Sept. 19. Investigators and military police experts, together with the Lublin prosecutor’s office, will carry out the work.
On Sept. 18, Poland’s minister in charge of special services, Tomasz Siemoniak, confirmed that during the recent Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace, a missile fired from an F-16 fighter jet had fallen onto a residential building in the village of Wyrki-Wola.
Russian drone attack on Poland, Sept. 10
On the night of Sept. 10, about two dozen Russian drones crossed into Polish airspace, most of them from Belarus. Four UAVs were shot down.
On Sept. 12, Polish authorities clarified that 21 drones had been involved. One of them fell on a residential house in Lublin Voivodeship, damaging the building but causing no injuries. Media reports suggested the Russian drones were likely targeting a logistics hub in Rzeszów.
Warsaw convened an emergency government meeting and tightened security measures. In response, NATO activated Article 4 of the treaty, which provides for consultations among member states in case of a threat to one of them.
Polish and European authorities accused Russia of a deliberate, coordinated attack and dismissed claims of Ukraine’s involvement. On Sept. 13, Poland announced the launch of NATO’s Eastern Sentry mission in response to the UAV assault.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski later reported that the drones that entered Polish airspace on Sept. 10 could have carried munitions but were “unarmed.” He added that Russia was “testing” Poland rather than directly starting a war.
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