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Drone Explodes in Eastern Poland, Initial Wreckage Points to Russian Shahed Design

Attribution remains unconfirmed pending laboratory tests.

Overview

  • Police said the device detonated overnight in a field near Osiny, shattering windows but causing no injuries.
  • An MFA spokesperson told Reuters the wreckage suggests a Russian-made derivative of the Iranian Shahed drone.
  • Prosecutors said several hypotheses remain under review, including a Belarusian or Russian origin, a smuggling drone, or sabotage.
  • Officers recovered burned metal and plastic fragments, noting a scorched area roughly 8–10 meters wide that will be analyzed in a lab.
  • The Polish army reported no significant warhead and described the craft as likely a decoy, while the defence minister called the episode another Russian provocation.