On the night of September 9, Russian drones violated Polish airspace. The main disinformation narratives that arise in this incidental have been analysed in our erstwhile article. 1 of the loud themes became in this context a destroyed home in Wyryka. In the first days after the event, it was indicated that the home was to destruct the Russian drone. However, according to the latest unofficial reports The home was struck by a Polish rocket, launched by the military during the neutralization of unmanned vehicles. fresh information caused chaos in the information space, diverting attention from Russian work for provocation and its consequences. This shows how in the era of social media any incomplete explanation can be utilized as a tool of misinformation and become a weapon in the information war.
Analysis
More about our evaluation system:Disinformation about the destroyed home
Following the impact of an unidentified object in Wyryki at night from 9 to 10 September destruction has surrendered to the residential house. Before the authoritative investigation could find the full circumstances of the incident, a mass disinformation run began on social media.
Source: x.comPhotos of the damaged building rapidly spread on social media, becoming the subject of disinformation. SuggestedThey represent the effects of a storm a fewer months ago, not a drone raid. The harm caused by the Russian raid was besides to be a staging created by Polish authorities and the media to manipulate public opinion. In disseminating specified narratives involved the environment known for spreading conspiracy theories, including anti-Ukrainian messages all day. The case was verified by the service Demagog and Content24.
A dispute over the incidental in Wyryka
District Prosecutor's Office in Lublin in its own Communication described the remains that fell on the home as a ‘unidentified flying object’. The investigation was classified and the applicable services did not specify the nature of the facility. September 16, 2025, diary of the Republic of Poland revealedthat the Russian drone, as previously thought, fell on a residential home in Wyryce, but a Polish rocket that was launched to knock it down.
Source: x.comCommunication errors have caused chaos in the information space. This was a wake-up call to the fact that what fell on the home in Wyryka, the public heard from the media alternatively than from the communication of the applicable services. In consequence to an article by the Republic of Poland, the National safety Office under the authority of the president of the Republic of Poland began a dispute with the government on social media. W Common on X we read that the president and the BBN were not informed about the fresh findings and that "there is no consent to concealing information".
Source: x.comGovernment response
Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Ministry of Defence referred to fresh reports and allegations from the NSA. Prime Minister stressedthat Russia is liable for harm to the home in Wyryka. MON transmitted in turn, that any available information on the events of 9 and 10 September ‘was and is transmitted’ to the applicable services, including the NSA.
Source: x.comMinister of Defence stated in addition, that:
Suggestions about attempts to conceal or to silence the above events are a lie. The military and service execute their work exemplaryly, and full work for the losses resulting from unprecedented Russian provocation is borne by the aggressor. #MureZapolskiMundur.
Minister of peculiar Services Coordinator Tomasz Siemoniak asked what fell in Wyryka, answeredthat everything indicates that it was a rocket launched by a Polish aircraft. He besides added that an authoritative communication on this issue should be expected. Whatever the state's final findings, the destroyed home in Wyryka has stay rebuilt at the expense of the State.
Still procedure, it's not like after the first hour, after 3 hours everything is clear. These drone parts are presently being examined by our specialists very carefully, very thoroughly – by the service, by experts.
Message on the case besides issued the Operational Command of the RSZ.
Source: x.comInternal political conflict
The opposition immediately utilized information from the Republic of Poland to criticize the government's actions. The criticism focused on 2 main threads. The first of them were suggestions BBN that the rulers misled president Karol Nawrocki. The second was onset Vice-President of the MFA Marcin Bosacki at a peculiar session of the UN safety Council, during which he showed a image of a home in Wyryka.
Source: x.com
Source: x.comThe attack on the government so focused on narratives about hidden information and government incompetence. Meanwhile, the real point of the substance – violations of the Polish airspace by Russian drones and the accompanying disinformation run – was pushed to a second stage. The case in Wyryka shows the importance of transparent and effective communication between authorities. Any uncertainty or understatement as to the actual causes of the demolition translates into undermining assurance in the state.
Errors in emergency communication
There was no coherent communication strategy in the case of the incidental in Wyryka. alternatively of systematically explaining the circumstances, there was a chaotic political harassment. Government representatives headed by the Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence avoided a clear answer to questions about fresh reports and accusations from the BBN. They stressed the fact that we are dealing with the effect of Russian provocation, and defend actions of the Polish army, which nobody questioned. At the same time, the opposition, utilizing government communication problems, led own a run aimed at compromising the rulers. The consequences of this situation are peculiarly dangerous as they undermine the foundations of citizens' assurance in the institutions.
Effective emergency communication should be active, fast and run by the government as the main origin of information. It should besides be carried out with a view to building and maintaining public assurance in the face of inevitable uncertainty. The transmission of incomplete information may yet decreased the reliability and demolition of the coherence of narrative, peculiarly applicable in the context of safety threats.
Both Russia and Belarus proceed use issue of home in Wyryka to challenge the fact that Russian drones are present in Poland. In their misinformation messages promote Among another things, the communicative about Poland being "shooted itself".
Summary
On the night of September 9, Russian drones violated Polish airspace. 1 of the loud topics became in this context a destroyed home in Wyryka. In the first days after the event, it was indicated that the home was to destruct the Russian drone. However, according to the latest reports The home was struck by a Polish rocket, launched by the military during the neutralization of unmanned vehicles. Communication errors resulting in what fell on the home in Wyryka, the public learned from Media, alternatively than from the communication of the applicable services, contributed to the creation of chaos in the information space.
The issue of home in Wyryka shows that in the era of social media any incomplete explanation can be utilized as a tool of misinformation and become a weapon in the information war. Still proceedings concerning details of events in Wyryka. After it has been completed, Expect an authoritative communication on this matter. Whether in the home in Wyryka, there was a Russian drone or a Polish rocket designed to destruct an enemy object, the aggressor – Russia is liable for the event.
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Republic of: Polish rocket hit a home in Lublin
Concret24: "People, I live in this village". He doesn't. The Kremlin trolls hit the victims
Demagog: A home in Wyryka destroyed by a storm? Checking
Communication of the territory Prosecutor's Office in Lublin
Post by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish on X
Press Release of the Operations Command of the RSZ on X
Michael Mark's Post on X on Russian and Belarusian narratives
PAP: The harm to the Wyryka house. Siemoniak has spoken. "Everything points to this"
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