On the night of 9 to 10 September 2025 (from Tuesday to Wednesday Russian drones) violated Polish airspace. According to the government's first reports, 19 specified incidents have been targeted, with in fact this number may have been higher. Importantly, part of the equipment posed a direct threat and was shot down. There is much excitement about this issue.
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A large part of Russian drones that violated Polish airspace came straight from Belarus. The Money.pl portal states that at least 3 of them have been identified as a direct threat, so it was decided to shoot them down. However, any question its soundness, at least financially.
They're hard to detect. It is hard to choose to destruct these goals economically. due to the fact that specified Gerbera, a drone lure of plastic and Styrofoam, costs between 10 and 20,000 dollars. On the another hand, AMRAAM is $22.5 million. We see the difference in the cost of combating these objectives
- stated Deputy editor-in-chief of the Defence24 portal Mariusz Marszałkowski in a conversation with TVN24, to which money.pl is referred. Marszałkowski assessed Russia's actions as a provocation which may be repeated in the future. According to the expert, this is straight linked to the fact that it is simply a comparatively tiny cost for Russians. Sending 20 Gerbers - the drones they usage - is an expense of between $200,000 and $300,000. In the meantime, we're gonna take a much bigger run. Nevertheless, the military looks at this problem from a very different perspective.
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Russian drones over Poland. safety was a precedence for the military erstwhile deciding.
General Wiesław Kukuła was asked about the decision to shoot down Russian drones on TVN24 "Facts After Facts". The general pointed out that information on precisely what rockets were utilized was a military secret. He referred to speculation on the costs of the operation.
Today we observed an increased movement of experts who said that we were shooting very costly missiles. It's not precisely our value system. The value of this rocket doesn't count. What matters is what this drone can destroy. If this is the life of a Pole, then it has no price. We will usage a 100 times more costly rocket if we save the lives of 1 Pole, so our reasoning is completely different
- explained General Kukuła. At the same time he emphasized that the defence of Polish citizens is an "overriding good" for the army.
I stress, even though this rocket costs $100 million, if we consider that [the object to be shot down - ed.] threatens the city, threatens the village, then the pilot's finger will not decision the minute it starts.
- assured General Kukuła. The Ministry of Interior and Administration reported that 16 of the 19 reported drones have been found so far.
Source: TVN24, money.pl
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