"Evidence from the debris (most of the drones were shot down) indicates they were Gerbera models, designed for surveillance or as decoys. That is, they are used either to shoot aerial videos of targets on the ground or to prod Ukrainians or their allies to turn on their radar and mobilize air defenses, so Russia can track precisely how those systems operate-or gauge whether those countries' air forces react at all."
"There have been occasions when a Russian drone, aimed at a target in western Ukraine, has drifted off course into Poland. But it is extremely unlikely for this to happen 19 times in one night. At least some of these drones (it is unclear from reports how many) were launched from Belarus, which is much closer to both western Ukraine and eastern Poland."
Nighttime incursion involved 19 drones over Poland across seven hours. Most were shot down and debris indicates Gerbera models used for surveillance or as decoys. Those models gather aerial video or provoke radar activation to map air-defense behavior. The drones could have been armed, forcing Poland and allies to treat them as threats and potentially provoking miscalculation and escalation. A Russian weapon crossing Polish territory constitutes an aggressive act. Repeated overflights are unlikely accidental; at least some drones appear launched from Belarus, while Belarusian officials blamed Ukrainian jamming. The episodes raise questions about Putin's intentions and about President Trump's response.
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