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Russia may be preparing provocations against Poland using captured Ukrainian drones, and a government security committee will discuss the issue.
This was stated by Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, UATV English reports, citing Rmf24.
“Russia has captured quite a few Ukrainian drones and could use them as an element of provocation by changing the markings on them,” he said.
According to Kosiniak-Kamysz, the threat level from Russia remains “very high,” and Poland cannot afford to lower its guard.
The minister noted that Moscow is gradually raising the level of escalation — not only in the military sphere, but also in cyberspace and in information operations.
The head of the Defense Ministry said the issue of possible Russian provocations will be one of the main topics at the government security committee meeting on Tuesday. The discussion will also address the protection of critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, and strengthening defense measures.
Kosiniak-Kamysz said Poland continues to record Russian activity aimed at testing the resilience of defense systems. In particular, he cited testing of air defense systems, attempts to interfere with GPS operation, and hybrid operations in the information space.
“The detentions carried out by the Internal Security Agency and the Military Counterintelligence Service best show that Russia is not changing its tactics,” the official stressed.
According to him, the main response to Russian threats should be strengthening Poland’s defense capability, close cooperation with NATO allies, and maintaining support for Ukraine as it resists Russian aggression.
As previously reported, Kosiniak-Kamysz stated that Russia’s largest ballistic and cruise missile attack on Ukraine since the start of the war demonstrates the need to keep supporting Kyiv and to speed up the modernization of the Polish army.
Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski also stated that Russia could resort to a provocation in the form of a “false flag” operation, using Ukrainian drones to attack one of the NATO countries.
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