Poland investigates drone fragments on Baltic beach, says likely from military test


WARSAW, Oct 14 (Reuters) - ⁠Polish military police are investigating an ⁠object likely to be a Polish drone ‌found on a Baltic Sea beach on Tuesday, authorities said.

Private radio station RMF FM reported that a passerby ​discovered what resembled a drone ⁠and reported it to ⁠the police, with military sappers and other services ⁠then ‌arriving at the scene.

Preliminary findings indicate the fragments belong to a test ⁠drone from a Polish military aviation ​technology institute, ‌the defence ministry spokesperson said, adding that ⁠the investigation ​into the object is ongoing.

Poland is the largest NATO member on the alliance's eastern flank, ⁠and borders Ukraine. A series of ​airspace incursions by Russian drones in the region have fuelled concerns about the war in ⁠Ukraine spilling over the alliance's borders.

Military police said late on Tuesday on X that they "are investigating the circumstances of the discovery of fragments ​of an unidentified flying ⁠object on October 13, 2026, at approximately 6:30 ​p.m.local time on the ‌beach in Karwia, Puck County."

(Reporting ​by Pawel Florkiewicz and Alicja Surdy; Editing by Kevin Buckland and Xevi Fontdegloria)

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