Poland / 2025-08-20-pl-1
airspace incident: Osiny, Łuków County, Lublin Voivodeship (2025-08-20)
/ date of the event
What happened
A Russian drone, probably a Geran-2, flew more than 200 km into Poland and around midnight crashed and exploded in a field at Osiny. The debris was identified in the morning across a burnt area 8-10 m across; during the 2.5-hour flight the drone was not detected by Polish air defence. The explosion damaged buildings in the village, but nobody was injured.
The word "Russian" in this description comes from the source's account of where the object was made or what type it is. It is not a finding about who sent it or on whose orders. This record carries no assessment of responsibility: see the attribution band below.
Responsibility and limits of the evidence
not assessed
Nobody has yet assessed responsibility for this record. Not assessed is not the same as not established.
Impact
- killed
- not established
- injured
- 0
- damage
- property damage
No injuries; damage to buildings
Sources
- Naruszenia przestrzeni powietrznej nieobjętej działaniami wojennymi podczas wojny rosyjsko-ukraińskiej
pl.wikipedia.org / secondary source
supports: the record
- Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022-present)
en.wikipedia.org / secondary source
supports: the record