Surprised drone above the Warsaw government buildings. Tusk's announcement just a few days after the Russian foray into Poland
Polish aircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon, seen while Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk participates in a meeting with Polish pilots of F-16 hunting planes 32, on September 11, 2025, in łask, Central Poland. The meeting took place following an unprecedented violation of the Polish airspace by the Russian drones. Photo: Eastnews / backgrid / backgrid USA / Profimedia
Two citizens from Belarus were arrested in Warsaw after a drone was overcome by government buildings, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on Monday night, according to France Presse and Reuters.
“The state protection service (SOP, the body responsible for the security of the members and state institutions, no) has just neutralized a drone that surprised the government buildings” in the Capital, including the Belvedere Palace, one of the presidential residences, wrote Tusk, in a message published on his account on the social network X.
“Two citizens Belaruși were arrested,” added the Polish prime minister.
The police are currently investigating the circumstances of the incident, Tusk said.
Przed chwilą służba ochrony paatstwa zneutralizowała drona oprującego nad budynkami rządowymi (parkowa) i Belwedem. ZERZYMANO DWóch Oblewatel Białorusi. Policja bada okoliczności inrydentu.
– Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) September 15, 2025
A SOP spokesman told the TVN24 channel that the two drone operators were arrested on Monday around 19:00 (17:00 GMT), without confirming that they are of Belarus nationality and without specifying the nature of the drone.
Warsaw and the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance who have a military presence on the Polish territory are in alert after last week's incident, when on the night of 9 to 10, 19 Russian drones entered the airspace of this NATO Member State.
Several European countries, including France, Germany and Sweden, as well as the United Kingdom, have announced that they will strengthen their contribution to the air defense of Poland along its eastern border with Ukraine and Belarus, in the context in which Minsk has proved a close ally of Moscow.
Previously, on Monday, the London government said that British fighter jets will carry out air defense missions over Poland to counteract air threats, including drones, as part of the NATO “Eastern Sentry” mission.
Typhoon fighter planes of British Royal Air Force (RAF) will join allied forces, including Denmark, France and Germany, to strengthen NATO's defense and discouragement along its eastern flank, the London government said in a statement.
The British send Typhoon fighter jets, in the new mission “Eastern Sentry” meant to strengthen the NATO flank where the Russian drones entered
These fighter jets will fly in the coming days in missions above Poland.
After last week's incident about the penetration of Russian drones in Poland, the North Atlantic Alliance announced on Friday that it launches the “Eastern Sentry” operation (“East Santinela”) by which it strengthens the defense of the eastern flank, providing including allied airplanes.
The operation will involve the coordination and integration of ground and air forces so that the response to threats is fast and efficient. “Eastern Sentry will be flexible and agile. It will integrate the air bases and from the ground will strengthen the alliance's posture to protect the Allied territory,” said American General Alexus G. Grynkewich, who is the supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe (Saceur).
General Grynkewich said that the order on the launch of the operation has already been launched so that a complete and integrated protection is ensured.
Russia announced this Sunday that it has launched a hyper-zircon hypersonic cruise missile on a large bargain target and that Suhoi Su-34 has been attacking in some common military exercises with Belarus.
Russia's common strategic exercise with Belarus started on September 12, aiming to improve the military order and coordination in the event of an attack on Russia or Belarus, the Ministry of Defense of Moscow said.
Authorities in Moscow and Minsk claim that exercises are exclusively defensive and that they do not intend to attack any NATO member.
