A user on the social media platform X shared a picture of a map with a drone crash site in Mniszkow. The post said it was one of the Russian drones that entered the Polish airspace in the early morning of September 10. That is almost 300 kilometers (180 miles) from the eastern Polish border, where the other drones were found. In the comments section, some users were wondering if this information was true.

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DW Fact check: True According to Poland's Interior Ministry Polish authorities are on duty in Podlasie, Mazovia, Lublin and Subcarpathia. At least three crash sites of 19 drones in total were confirmed in eastern Poland. However, another drone was also found in Mniszkow, a town located hundreds of kilometers away from the other crash sites. According to local authorities from Opoczno County, an object suspected of being a foreign military drone was discovered early in the morning of September 10 in a field in Mniszkow. It is true that a drone was found at this place, which matches the map attached in the social media post.

Reviewed by Deutsche Welle ↗ · September 11, 2025