The key facts
- On October 20, a training drone of the Military Institute of Armament Technology fell on a private plot in Józefów (Nieporęt commune, Masovian Voivodeship)
- Police reported that operators lost contact with the vehicle during a training flight; the drone was unarmed, with no injuries or damage
- The type of drone and the cause of the loss of contact were not disclosed; the technical cause of the fall has not been established
Drone crash in Józefów
On the afternoon of October 20, a training drone fell on a private plot in the village of Józefów in the Nieporęt commune, north of Warsaw. Local residents reported the fall of the vehicle after a loud sound that alarmed them. This was told to TVP3 Warszawa by Marta Sulowska, a spokesperson for the capital's police.
The vehicle belonged to the institute in Zielonka
Police established that the drone belonged to the Military Institute of Armament Technology located in Zielonka. According to Sulowska, staff of the institution lost contact with the machine during a training flight. They soon arrived at the scene, took the vehicle away and secured it.
No injuries
Police clarified that the vehicle was unarmed. No one was injured as a result of the fall, and no property damage was recorded. Józefów mayor Edyta Pietrzak-Waś stated that the situation is under control and there is no danger to residents, urging people not to spread anxiety among the local population.
Cause of the fall unknown
Police did not report the type of drone and did not specify why the operators lost contact with it. The technical cause of the fall has not yet been established. There is no official data on the start of an investigation or the results of an inspection of the vehicle in the published reports.
Context: drone investigations in the region
Earlier, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda arrived to the Polish authorities to clarify the circumstances of the fall of a Ukrainian drone in Lithuania. According to available information, the vehicle may have entered Lithuania through Polish airspace, and Warsaw and Vilnius are to establish its route before the explosion. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk assured that both countries will work closely during the investigation and turned to Kyiv, counting on its full participation in clarifying the circumstances. Also, citing Tusk, a statement was published: 'Poland did not allow this' — Tusk demanded that Kyiv explain the flight of the Ukrainian drone.
