US EditionPoland detains 2 Belarusian citizens flying drone over president’s residence in Warsaw
- On September 15, 2025, Polish security forces intercepted and disabled a drone operating over key government sites in Warsaw and subsequently detained two Belarusian nationals connected to the event.
- This event occurred amid heightened tensions from the ongoing Russian-Belarusian Zapad-2025 military exercises and a recent spate of Russian drone violations in Poland's airspace.
- The State Protection Service acted after officers spotted the drone near the Belweder Palace, leading to a patrol catching the operators and launching an investigation.
- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on social media that "the SOP neutralized a drone" and confirmed police had started investigating the incident.
- The incident prompted preventive military measures including high alert for ground-based defenses and airspace security operations to protect Poland's citizens amidst ongoing regional threats.
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A drone flying over government buildings in Warsaw that was neutralized by Polish government security on Monday was apparently not part of a “massive espionage operation,” the Polish Interior Ministry said on Tuesday, adding that a 17-year-old Belarusian and a 21-year-old Ukrainian had been detained in connection with the case.
Two people from Belarus were arrested in Poland after a drone flight over the capital Warsaw.
State Protection Service officers acted very vigilantly and quickly, identifying the drone operators, said Jacek Dobrzyński, spokesman for the Special Services Coordinator. He was commenting on Monday's incident involving a drone operating over government buildings and the Belweder Palace in Warsaw. A 21-year-old Ukrainian citizen and a 17-year-old Belarusian woman were detained in this case.
Two Belarusians were arrested and the Polish authorities opened an investigation.
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