{"id":1412408,"date":"2026-07-22T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1412408"},"modified":"2026-07-21T10:53:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:53:25","slug":"poland-s-defense-minister-russia-may-use-captured-ukrainian-drones-for-provocations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/poland-s-defense-minister-russia-may-use-captured-ukrainian-drones-for-provocations\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland&#8217;s Defense Minister: Russia May Use Captured Ukrainian Drones for Provocations"},"content":{"rendered":" <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia may be preparing provocations against Poland using captured Ukrainian drones, and a government security committee will discuss the issue.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was stated by Poland&#8217;s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense W\u0142adys\u0142aw Kosiniak-Kamysz, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports, citing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rmf24.pl\/\">Rmf24<\/a>.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Russia has captured quite a few Ukrainian drones and could use them as an element of provocation by changing the markings on them,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Kosiniak-Kamysz, the threat level from Russia remains &#8220;very high,&#8221; and Poland cannot afford to lower its guard.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minister noted that Moscow is gradually raising the level of escalation \u2014 not only in the military sphere, but also in cyberspace and in information operations.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The detentions carried out by the Internal Security Agency and the Military Counterintelligence Service best show that Russia is not changing its tactics,&#8221; the official stressed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to him, the main response to Russian threats should be strengthening Poland&#8217;s defense capability, close cooperation with NATO allies, and maintaining support for Ukraine as it resists Russian aggression.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As previously reported, Kosiniak-Kamysz stated that Russia&#8217;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.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poland&#8217;s Foreign Minister Rados\u0142aw Sikorski also stated that Russia could resort to a provocation in the form of a &#8220;false flag&#8221; operation, using Ukrainian drones to attack one of the NATO countries.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/who-will-fight-for-europe-the-limits-of-conscription-in-an-age-of-long-wars\/\">Who Will Fight for Europe? The Limits of Conscription in an Age of Long Wars<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia may be preparing provocations against Poland using captured Ukrainian drones, and &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1412412,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,51,36415,53,50],"tags":[76,78,72930],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1412408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-europe-en","category-11473-news-en","category-russia-en","category-svit-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-russian-disinformation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Poland&#039;s Defense Minister: Russia May Use Captured Ukrainian Drones for Provocations - 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