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Ukrainian military news site Militarnyi reports that during the night of Russia’s largest drone attack on Ukraine, a Russian drone crossed into Poland and vanished. Polish forces tracked the incursion, but again failed to stop it.
Russian drones and missiles target Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure every day. Last night’s assault was the largest so far, with Russia launching 605 Shahed-type explosive drones and decoy UAVs, along with 13 missiles. The strikes killed at least six people, including a baby, and wounded more than 70 civilians.
During such attacks, Russian explosive drones occasionally leave Ukrainian airspace and cross into neighboring countries. So far, only Belarus—Moscow’s ally—has made any attempt to shoot them down. In every other documented case, including incidents in Moldova, Romania, Poland, and Lithuania, none have been intercepted.
Drone flew into Poland during massive Russian strike on Ukraine
Militarnyi says that overnight on 6–7 September, Russia launched its most extensive combined drone and missile attack on Ukrainian territory. During that assault, at around 01:13, one of the Russian drones crossed into Polish airspace from northwestern Ukraine’s Volyn Oblast. The drone continued flying on a course toward the city of Zamość in Poland’s Lublin Voivodeship.
According to Militarnyi, which cited analysis from Ukrainian monitoring groups and official statements from Poland’s Operational Command of the Armed Forces, the drone was detected inside Polish territory. It remained there for at least thirty minutes before disappearing from tracking channels. There was no confirmation about where it crashed or whether it continued flying.
Polish aircraft scrambled, radar systems on alert
At around 01:41, several monitoring channels reported activity from Polish fighter jets in the same area where the drone had been observed.
By 02:06, the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces posted a statement on X confirming that Polish and allied aircraft were operating in national airspace.
The statement added that air defense and radar reconnaissance systems were at “the highest level of readiness.” It stressed the “preventive” nature of the actions and claimed the goal was to secure Polish airspace and protect citizens, especially near the border.
Later that night, the Polish military reiterated that it was “monitoring the current situation” and that its forces remained ready to respond immediately.
Despite this, no reports followed about any interception attempt or neutralization of the drone.
Drone vanishes after extended flight inside NATO airspace
By around 05:00, Polish and allied aircraft completed their operations over Poland. The military said the actions ended due to the cessation of Russian airstrikes on Ukraine. No additional updates about the drone’s location or status were released. The last known reports placed it several dozen kilometers inside Polish airspace, where it had remained for over half an hour.
Polish authorities did not report any recovery of debris. There were no indications that the drone was shot down or forced to land. The incident ended without confirmation of what happened to the drone after it disappeared from radars.
Not the first time a Russian drone entered Poland
This is not the first time a Russian drone violated Polish airspace and continued flying for an extended time. In late August, a Russian Shahed drone flew over Poland for approximately two and a half hours before crashing. Militarnyi reported that the straight-line distance from the entry point to the crash site in the village of Osiny was around 200 km.
At the beginning of September, another drone incident occurred. A Gerbera decoy drone fell in a field near the village of Majdan Sielce in Lublin Voivodeship, about 50 km from the Ukrainian border. Polish officials denied that it had “any military characteristics,” whatever it means.
Repeated incidents show that Russian drones continue to penetrate into Polish territory without being stopped.
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