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Poland Says Russian Drone Exploded on Its Territory as NATO Scrambles Jets Near Romania

Warsaw calls the crash a provocation, preparing a diplomatic protest.

Firefighters work at the site of the Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Sknyliv on the outskirts of Lviv, Ukraine August 21, 2025. REUTERS/Roman Baluk
A police officer sets up a police tape, after an unidentified object fell and exploded in a cornfield overnight, according to Polish authorities, in the village of Osiny, eastern Poland. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks in Lafayette Park, across from the White House, after meeting with President Donald Trump and European leaders Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Overview

  • Romania scrambled two German Eurofighter Typhoons to monitor the airspace near Tulcea after strikes close to the Danube border; no incursions into Romanian airspace were recorded and the jets returned to base.
  • Polish police found charred engine and propeller debris after an explosion in a cornfield near Osiny that shattered windows but caused no injuries.
  • Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and the Foreign Ministry said initial findings indicate a Russian Shahed‑type drone and characterized the incident as a provocation, with a protest note to be filed.
  • Gen. Dariusz Malinowski said the craft appeared to be a decoy drone with a Chinese engine and a self‑destruct charge, while Poland’s Operational Command earlier reported no radar‑detected violations overnight.
  • Ukraine reported 93 drones and two missiles launched overnight, with 62 drones and one missile downed, as strikes set fires at Izmail port and an Odesa energy facility and wounded 14 people in Okhtyrka, including three young children.