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Recovery · Poland

Suspected Russian military drone recovered off Rusinowo beach, Poland

· Rusinowo · Jarosławiec coast

Military-drone recovery; preliminary foreign attribution

On 14 September 2026 the Polish military located a suspected military drone in the Baltic Sea just off Rusinowo beach, close to Jarosławiec on the coast of Poland, and pulled it from the water for examination. The date is that of the discovery and recovery; when the drone flew, and by what route it reached the Polish coast, is not known.

Poland’s defence minister said the preliminary assessment was that it was a Russian military drone. That identification is preliminary and depends on the examination of the recovered drone. No payload was reported.

No casualties or damage were reported in connection with the find.

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Attribution and uncertainty

Origin / operator / attribution
Defence minister: preliminary assessment Russian military drone
Investigation / uncertainty
Russian identification preliminary pending examination.

Sources · 1

  1. Reuters ↗Suspected Russian drone recovered off Polish beach, 14 September 2026

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Reported date
2026-09-14
Date basis
14 September discovery/recovery; CEST
Location / jurisdiction
Baltic Sea near Rusinowo beach, close to Jarosławiec; coastal recovery
Event categories
Sea/beach-adjacent discovery; military recovery
What was reported
Polish military located object just off beach.
Aircraft / vessel / quantity
1 suspected military UAV
Origin / operator / attribution
Defence minister: preliminary assessment Russian military drone
Damage / casualties / disruption
No casualties or damage reported
Response / outcome
Military pulled drone from sea for examination.
Investigation / uncertainty
Russian identification preliminary pending examination.
Route / entry mechanism
Flight date/route unknown; found at sea
Explosive payload
Not reported
Counting / links
One recovery date, not evidence that the flight occurred that day.
Research provenance
Prior research; not independently rechecked in full for this export

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