On January 28, a drone of unknown origin crashed at a military unit in Przasnysz. It cannot be ruled out that this was yet another incident involving devices entering Polish airspace from the east. “There have been so many of these provocations that society has the right to know how the airspace is being secured,” said Olga Semeniuk-Patkowska of Law and Justice (PiS) in the studio of Telewizja Republika, calling on the government to provide comprehensive information about the incident in Przasnysz.
The 2nd Radio-Electronic Center in Przasnysz is a formation responsible for reconnaissance and electronic warfare. The unit collects data and conducts continuous monitoring of the radio spectrum in the northeastern part of the country.
As established by the portal Niezalezna.pl, the drone that fell at the military facility in Przasnysz did not have a SIM card or a memory card. It was most likely a model transmitting video directly to its operator.
Major Tomasz Wiktorowicz, spokesperson for the Masovian Branch of the Military Gendarmerie, told Niezalezna.pl that the site of the incident had been secured and witnesses to the drone’s fall had been questioned. So far, it has not been determined who owned the drone.
The issue of the drone of unknown origin at the military unit in Przasnysz was discussed by guests in the Telewizja Republika studio.
“We are living in times of provocations on the Russian side—and not only Russian. I expect transparency and clear information from the Polish government, to the extent possible, because we know that military materials are subject to classification. Nevertheless, I believe that there are so many of these provocations that society has the right to know how the airspace is being protected,” said PiS MP Olga Semeniuk-Patkowska.
She emphasized that she expects information on the matter not only from Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, but also from Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Piotr Stec of Poland 2050 pointed out that over the past six months there have been around 60 such uncontrolled incursions by various types of aerial objects into the territory of nine European countries. However, he admitted that none of those objects had landed in the middle of a military base.
“Until the war in Ukraine ends, we must remain extremely vigilant,” he said.