Poland accuses Russia of 'provocation'
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Russian drone crashes in Polish field; Warsaw protests airspace violation and plans formal complaint
A drone believed to be a Russian Shahed variant hit the Osiny village in Poland's Lublin province, shattering windows in homes but causing no injuries to residents.
A Polish general said early evidence points to the drone having a Chinese engine, and that it was likely "flying very low" to avoid radar.
The Polish news agency says an unidentified flying object has crashed and exploded in a cornfield in the country’s east.
Polish prosecutors' early reports indicate that the drone which crashed overnight into a cornfield in Lublin Voivodeship was a military UAV. Source: European Pravda citing RMF FM Details: A team of five prosecutors and experts from various fields is inspecting the maize field in the village of Osiny,
Poland's Minister of National Defense Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz voiced the three most probable hypotheses regarding the overnight explosion in a village in Lublin voivodeship. His words are quoted by RMF24.
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The New Voice of Ukraine on MSNUnknown flying object explodes in Polish cornfield, no injuries reported
Police received the call shortly after 2:00 a.m. At the scene, officers found charred debris of various sizes — metal and plastic — scattered over dozens of meters. They said the origin of the fragments has not yet been established and that the area is still being examined.
Kamysz, Minister of National Defence of Poland, has confirmed that it was a Russian drone that crashed into a cornfield in Lublin Voivodeship on the night of 19-20 August, and said the violation of Polish airspace was another Russian provocation.