A drone which crashed into a field in eastern Poland most likely came from the direction of Belarus, a regional prosecutor said on Thursday, following the incident described as a provocation by the defence minister.

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Kamysz says that a flying object that crashed and exploded in a cornfield in eastern Poland has been identified as a Russian drone.

The Netherlands will send two Patriot air defence systems and around 300 personnel to protect a hub for military aid to Ukraine in NATO ally Poland, the Polish defence minister said on Thursday. Earlier this week,

Amid discussions about a potential foreign military mission in Ukraine, Warsaw's position remains unchanged - Polish soldiers will not be deployed to Ukraine. Source: Polish radio station RMF FM citing Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz,

"Due to the reduction in the level of threat from missile strikes by Russian aviation on Ukrainian territory, the operations of Polish and allied aviation in Polish airspace have been concluded," the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces said on X.

Poland plans to increase the corporate income tax rate paid by banks to 30% in 2026, from the current 19%, to finance increased defence spending, Deputy Finance Minister Jaroslaw Neneman was quoted as saying by the state-controlled news agency PAP.

The Poland Volunteer Fire Department in Herkimer County is no longer in service after the Poland Joint Fire District board members voted Tuesday night to cut ties with the agency, according to board officials.

EADaily, August 21st, 2025. Poland has once again changed its position on the ownership of the drone that crashed the day before on the territory of the country.

Most Ukrainian refugees living in Poland are likely to stay there even if Ukraine reaches a ceasefire deal with Russia, meaning they will continue to prop up the Polish economy, where the public finances remain a key concern,