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Poland arrests two Belarusians for drone near president's home Two Belarusian nationals were arrested by the Polish police after they intercepted a drone plane that was hovering encircling government secure buildings in Warsaw, including the presidential house. The accident took place on Monday night when tension was increasing in the region due to recent Russian drone attacks that involved Russian drones entering Polish airspace. Workers of the State Protection Services agency located at Belvedere Castle, home to the Polish president, spotted the drone flying overhead the establishment and acted promptly, which resulted in the arrest of the Flydubai drone operators. Col. Boguslaw Piorkowski, a spokesman for the State Protection Services, corroborated the incident to The Associated Press. Piorkowski wrote that the operators of a drone that was flying over a building where the president lives in Belvedere Castle were identified by two officials of the State Protection Services in Poland and then arrested, they being two Belarusian citizens. The drone wasflying above high-security areasof the government, such as Parkowa Street and the Belweder Palace, as announced on a social medi…

2 Belarusians detained after drone neutralized in Polands capital TwoBelarusianswere detained after adroneappeared over government buildings in the Polish capital ofWarsaw, and the unmanned aerial vehicle was neutralized by theState Protection Service (SOP), Poland's Prime MinisterDonald Tuskannounced on Monday evening. "The SOP has just neutralized a drone flying over government buildings (on Parkowa Street) and the Belweder Palace. Two Belarusians have been detained. The police are investigating the circumstances of the incident," Tusk wrote on the US social media company X. Karolina Gałecka, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration, confirmed the information during an interview with news site Interia. Colonel Boguslaw Piorkowski, spokesman for the Commander of the State Protection Service, also confirmed to Onet that the incident reported by the prime minister took place "recently." He said SOP officers on duty at the Belweder Palace observed a flying object over the building and took action, resulting in the arrest of two Belarusian citizens. The details of the incident are being investigated, and the police are handling the case, he added. Russ…

How Russia exploits drone incursions in the Baltics—and how to respond Police guard the perimeter of a drone crash site as a military police car leaves, near Kablakula, Estonia, on May 19, 2026. (REUTERS/Ints Kalnins) WASHINGTON—Yesterday, a Romanian F-16 deployed to NATO’s Baltic air policing mission shot down a drone over Estonia. Earlier today, Lithuanians in Vilnius rushed to take shelter after a drone incursion was detected. Since March, a series of drone overflights in Lithuania , Latvia , Estonia , and Finland has turned the Baltic region into a test case for how Russia seeks to exploit the secondary effects of Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign against its war economy. Increasingly, the drones entering Baltic airspace appear to be Ukrainian drones redirected or disrupted by Russian electronic warfare as they fly toward targets inside Russia. Moscow now actively uses these cases to increase pressure against the Baltic states, aiming to redirect the political costs of Ukraine’s successful campaign away from itself and onto NATO’s eastern flank. Russia’s pressure as a vulnerability deflection That effort reflects a broader shift in the war: Russia’s vulnerabilities are becom…

nato russian drones poland: Russia fires back at Poland over shocking ... Tensions between Russia and NATO have gotten worse in the aftermath of drone incursion claims. Warsaw said that 19 Russian drones flew into Poland, which led to emergency talks with NATO allies. Moscow, however, has strongly denied any responsibility. Warsaw's claims that Russian drones had infringed Polish airspace were denied by the Russian embassy in Poland, which told Newsweek it had not produced any proof. During an attack on western Ukraine, Poland, a NATO ally, reported that 19 Russian drones had entered its territory and that some of them had to be shot down. In response, it activated NATO's Article 4 mechanism, which formally notifies other allies of a serious threat and initiates a response consultation. At the same time, U.S. President Donald Trump is under more pressure as he tries to make progress in the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Why is Poland blaming Russia for the drone attack? Live Events Poland said that during attacks on western Ukraine, Russia sent 19 drones over its border. Warsaw said the violation put its sovereignty at risk and set off NATO's Article 4 consultation proces…

Minsk's vexation over Russian stray drones: shoot them down, phone the ... News 2025.10.10 17:00 Minsk’s vexation over Russian stray drones: shoot them down, phone the neighbors? 3 ME AS Mike Eckel , Andrei Shauliuha, RFE/RL 2025.10.10 17:00 A Belarusian service member holds a drone during the joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises last month. | R. Sitdikov / Reuters / Scanpix In the early hours of September 10, as swarms of Russian drones entered Belarusian airspace heading west toward the Polish border, a Belarusian military officer picked up a dedicated phone line and called his Polish counterpart to warn him. It wasn’t the first time. And Poland wasn’t the only neighbor who got a call from the Belarusians. In Lithuania, bordering Belarus to the northwest, military officials also received a heads-up. Russia is stepping up its drone warfare against Ukraine, increasingly filling Belarus’s skies with the devices -- vexing Minsk, which has to decide whether to shoot them down, or jam them, warn its neighbors, or all of the above. And Minsk has to do so without itself vexing Moscow, whose military and security structures are intertwined with Belarus’s. Since July 2024, at least…

Belarus Summons Ukraine Envoy Over Alleged Drone Airspace Violations Share Share The Belarusian Foreign Ministry on August 10 summoned the Ukrainian charge d'affaires over alleged airspace violations after authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka claimed Ukrainian drones had flown over the country's border with Ukraine. "The Belarusian side demanded that comprehensive measures be taken to rule out any such future incidents in the future which could lead to further escalation of the situation in the region," TASS quoted the ministry's press service as saying. Lukashenka ordered the country's borders with Ukraine to be beefed up after accusing Ukraine of flying drones into the country's airspace. Lukashenka claimed earlier that Belarusian air-defense forces had destroyed several targets over that country's territory. Cited by the Belarusian news agency Belta, Lukashenka, without providing evidence, claimed they were launched from Ukraine and that they were most likely drones. The Belarusian Foreign Ministry said the incident was a "dangerous attempt to expand the current conflict zone" in the region, according to the state-run BelTA news agency. Belarus is an ally of Russi…

Minsk accuses Kyiv of attempting drone attacks on the border. The NSDC ... Minsk accuses Kyiv of attempting drone attacks on the border. The NSDC responds: Belarus is lying at the request of the Russian Federation Kyiv • UNN May 26 2026, 12:22 PM • 3032 views Belarus claimed 116 flights of Ukrainian drones in a week. The NSDC called this a lie and a provocation demanded by the Russian Federation. Accusations have been voiced in Minsk against Kyiv regarding attempts to "strike elements of border infrastructure" with drones. Andriy Kovalenko, Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation of the NSDC of Ukraine, noted that Belarus is lying about Ukrainian drones in the border area at the request of the Russian Federation, UNN reports. What is being said in Belarus? Alexander Volfovich, State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus, claimed that over the past week, Ukrainian drones allegedly crossed the country's borders 116 times. "In some cases, these are not accidental attacks, but attempts to strike elements of border infrastructure, hiding behind allegedly accidental incursions," Ukraine's Response In response to the accusations, Andriy Kovalenko, Head of the Center for C…

Belarus Shoots Down Drone Over Minsk, Lukashenko Takes ... - KyivPost In brief:Belarus reported its first-ever shootdown of an unidentified drone over Minsk on July 29, with authorities saying it was neutralized by electronic warfare According toBelarusian authorities, for the first time, an unidentified drone was spotted and shot down over the capital Monday night, July 29. “As a result of electronic warfare, at 2:33 a.m. the UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle] fell near building 72 on Matusyevicha Street in the city of Minsk. No casualties were reported,” the Belarusian Ministry of Defensestated. Follow our coverage of the war on the@Kyivpost_official. Following the incident, Minsk announced it was “taking measures to strengthen control over the airspace.” “The Head of State [ed. Lukashenko] is keeping the situation under personal control.” Belarus has not officially joined the war against Ukraine but has provided Russia with its territory for troop deployment, missile strikes, and logistics. Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko’s regime supports the Kremlin while avoiding direct involvement of Belarusian armed forces in combat operations. Kyiv officially considers Belarus a …

Interesting recent piece from Ukraine's Radio Liberty on russian drone bases near the Belarus border. Putin used the Belarus border with Ukraine during his 2022 attack on Kyiv. The 30,000 russian troops from this direction were effectively stopped by Ukraine blowing up dams and flooding the route.

Poland needs to think about security while producing drones for Ukraine — Kremlin Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on the "horror stories" about an alleged possible strike on the country's territory discussed in the Western press

Russia's Reckless Provocation - The Atlantic Listen − 1.0 x + Seek 0:00 7:31 Sign up for National Security , a newsletter featuring coverage of rising authoritarianism, military intelligence, and geopolitical conflicts. Overnight, NATO fired shots against multiple Russian weapons that violated the alliance’s airspace. According to Polish authorities, at least 19 Russian drones crossed into Poland last night, prompting a response from Polish and Dutch jets backed by support units from Germany and Italy. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told his Parliament it was “the closest we have been to open conflict since World War Two.” (He added, hopefully, that he had “no reason to believe we’re on the brink of war.”) When the first reports arrived last night about a handful of drones crossing into Poland, the incursion looked like a possible Russian error, a small number of off-course units from a massive salvo of more than 400 drones sent against Ukraine. The air over Ukraine is full of hazards, and Ukrainian and Russian electronic warfare can send unmanned vehicles spiraling away from their intended targets. For the first time, however, some of these drones crossed into Poland from Bela…

Ukraine says Russian drones entered airspace from Belarus during Sept ... Author: Alex Stezhensky During Russia’s massive overnight missile and drone strike on Ukraine on Sept. 7 , some UAVs entered Ukrainian airspace from Belarus, Air Force Command spokesman Yurii Ihnat confirmed on national television. “This is not the first time during such large-scale attacks. Of course, the enemy calculates and plots all routes. And it’s not the first time that the territory of other countries, both in the north and the south (Moldova and Romania), has seen precedents when both missiles and drones could cross certain border areas,” Ihnat said. Ad Read also: Poland urges citizens to leave Belarus immediately He added that the same occurred this time. “On the Belarusian axis, several Shaheds were recorded cutting across Belarusian territory to shorten their route,” Ihnat said. Earlier on Sept. 7, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that according to preliminary information, several drones crossed the border between Ukraine and Belarus during the night attack. On the night of Sept. 7, beginning at 17:00 p.m. on Sept. 6, Russian forces carried out a record combined strike on Ukraine using atta…

Polish president approves NATO troop deployment amid Russian drone ... Polish president approves NATO troop deployment amid Russian drone incursions Sun, September 14, 2025 - 19:35 2 min Bohdan Babaiev Photo: Polish President Karol Nawrocki (Getty Images) Polish President Karol Nawrocki approved the deployment of NATO troops to Poland under Operation Eastern Sentry, according to the Polish National Security Bureau . The approval follows Russian drone incursions into Poland on September 10, which prompted NATO to launch Operation Eastern Sentry. The Bureau said the troop deployment is part of the operation. It added that the President had signed a decree allowing foreign NATO forces to operate on Polish territory to strengthen defense capabilities. The statement also noted that the resolution is classified. Russian drones in Poland On the night of September 10, Russia carried out a combined attack on Ukraine using drones and missiles. Drones were recorded across multiple regions of Ukraine, with approximately 20 crossing into Polish airspace. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the country’s airspace was violated at least 19 times. Combat aircraft were scrambled. Air defense for…

Polish Security Forces Neutralize Drone Over Warsaw, Detain Two Belarusians Photo credit: EPA Check out the Best Deals on Amazon for DJI Drones today! Poland’s State Protection Service neutralized an unidentified drone flying over central Warsaw near sensitive government buildings and the Belvedere Palace, leading to the detention of two Belarusian nationals, Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed on X and in local reports . The incident comes just days after a major Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace triggered NATO’s rapid deployment of additional forces. The downing underscores Poland’s rising security concerns, as drones increasingly move from front-line battlefields into sensitive airspace above key government sites. The arrests also tie into ongoing tensions with Belarus, where recent espionage-related detentions and expulsions highlight the broader geopolitical backdrop. Drone Neutralized in Polish Capital According to Tusk, the “unknown” drone was intercepted over Warsaw while flying near the Belvedere Palace, one of the Polish president’s residences. Local media confirmed that two Belarusian citizens were detained at the scene, and the circumstances surrounding the…

UAV Incident in Minsk: A Russian Provocation to Draw Belarus into the ... Posted in Geopolitics Intelligence ops July 30, 2025 On July 29th , an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was downed by Belarusian EW in the Belarusian capital, Minsk. While official sources have remained vague or contradictory, the circumstances surrounding the incident have raised suspicions among analysts and foreign observers. Among the prevailing theories, one stands out as particularly consequential: that the UAV was a Russian-operated drone , intentionally crashed to fabricate a pretext for deeper Belarusian involvement in the war in Ukraine. As of now, official information about the type of UAV that crashed in Minsk remains vague and highly suspicious , suggesting deliberate obfuscation by the Belarusian and possibly Russian authorities. What Is Known (and Unknown) About the Drone: Official Belarusian Claims: State media claimed the drone was “ Ukrainian ” in origin. No photos, videos, debris images, or technical analysis were made public. Authorities did not present: A drone serial number. Model type. Navigation logs. Evidence of Ukrainian manufacture or military markings. No Independent Confirmation No …