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blue-wave

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Wed Aug 20, 2025, 06:13 PM Wednesday

'Russia once again provokes NATO countries' --Poland says Russian drone crashes near its village [View all]

Source: Kyiv Independent

Polish officials said on Aug. 20 that a Russian drone crashed overnight in a rural area of eastern Poland, describing the incident as a deliberate provocation amid international talks about ending the war in Ukraine.

This is not the first time a Russian drone has crashed on the territory of a NATO member.

Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz confirmed that the object, which fell into a cornfield near the village of Osiny, was a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle. Osiny is located in Lublin Voivodeship, a province that borders Ukraine and Belarus.

"Once again, we are dealing with a provocation by the Russian Federation using a Russian drone," Kosiniak-Kamysz told reporters at a press conference in Warsaw, according to Rzeczpospolita.

Read more: https://kyivindependent.com/russia-once-again-provokes-nato-countries-poland-says-russian-drone-crashed-near-its-village/



This was not a mistake. The drone crashed about 68 miles into Polish territory. Putin is playing with fire. NATO will absolutely crush the Russian military.
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