Missile debris found in Eastern Poland, military police say

PHOTO CAPTION: Illustrative photo — A Polish police officer stands near a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fragment, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine and some were shot down by Poland, in Czesniki, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, September 10, 2025 in this still image from video. Polsat News via REUTERS

WARSAW  -  Suspected fragments of a missile believed to have been used to shoot down a drone may have been found in the eastern Lublin region, Polish military police said, more than a week after Poland, backed by NATO jets, shot down Russian drones in its airspace.

The Lublin branch of the military police is expected to carry out forensic inspections of the object on Thursday, authorities said on X.

Last week, Poland said its airspace was violated by Russian drones overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday as Russia struck Ukraine, where it has been waging war since February 2022. Russia said it had not been targeting Poland.

 (Reporting by Barbara Erling and Pawel Florkiewicz; Editing by Jamie Freed // REUTERS)