Drone That Fell In Poland Until It Caused Damage Allegedly Coming From Belarus Allied To Russia

UNSPLASH/Mae Dulay ILLUSTRATION

JAKARTA - The unmanned plane (drone) that crashed in a field in eastern Poland most likely originated in the direction of Belarus. This incident is considered a provocation by Polish defense ministers.

The military drone fell in a corn field on Tuesday night, scorched the plants, broke the windows of houses around it, and added to crucial tensions in an attempt to end the war in Ukraine.

"There is a very high possibility that the object may have come from Belarus," Lublin regional prosecutor Grzegorz Trusiewicz told reporters.

A Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman told Reuters initial findings of the investigation and some experts showed the Russian version of the Shahed drone developed by Iran was involved in the latest incident.

Trusiewicz said he could not confirm the drone model.

The Belarus Embassy in Warsaw did not immediately respond to a request for comment. There was no comment from the Russian embassy.

Russia's close ally, Belarus, has supported Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Meanwhile, on Thursday morning, the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces said fighter jets were deployed due to Russian attacks on western Ukraine.

However, they also stated that no violations of Polish airspace were observed.