Poland / 2026-09-14-pl-1
/ date found, not date of flight
On 14 September 2026, a drone was located floating off Rusinowo near Jarosławiec; according to the prosecutor, the sea washed it onto the beach at around 11:00. On 16 September, prosecutors reported that it carried a fragmentation/high-explosive warhead with a fuze and about 4 kg of explosive. The warhead was separated and neutralised on the beach on the evening of 15 September, and the drone was taken away for further examination. Preliminary identification indicates a Gerbera 2 manufactured and used by Russia. Its launch site, intended destination and operator have not been established. The defence minister raised a possible link to a flight over Lithuania on 13 September; that connection remains unconfirmed. The entry is dated by discovery, not an established flight date.
unresolved
The case was looked at and not settled, or the findings are disputed or have been rejected.
Prokuratura Okręgowa w Poznaniu, płk Bartosz Okoniewski / 2026-09-16 / origin of the equipment
The drone was preliminarily identified as a Gerbera 2 manufactured and used by the Russian Federation. This identifies equipment, not its operator or launch site.
Prosecutors confirmed a fragmentation/high-explosive warhead with about 4 kg of explosive, neutralised on the beach on the evening of 15 September. Preliminary identification: Russian-made Gerbera 2. The operator and route remain unknown.
An unmanned aircraft on the beach at Rusinowo near Jarosławiec, 14 September 2026. Its tail fin carries the tactical number 540 in yellow and a serial number beginning with Cyrillic letters. The defence minister said a preliminary inspection indicated a military machine of Russian origin; who sent it has not been established.
Polish Ministry of National Defence, from Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz's post on X of 14 September 2026. The photographer is not established.
Used under the informational fair-use provision of Polish copyright law, in a report on a current event, with the source named. This is not a licence and not the photographer's permission; the photographer is not established. Editorial decision by Jakub Górnicki, 16 September 2026.
Source postx.com / 2026-09-14 / primary source
supports: the record
RMF24 / PAP / 2026-09-16 / secondary source
supports: the record, that it happened, the date, the location, the attribution