“Gerbera” drone crashed in Poland, 50 km from the border. Officials deny it had military features

In Poland, in a field near the village of Majdan-Sełce in Lublin Voivodeship, about 50 km from the border with Ukraine, a “Gerbera” decoy drone crashed.

The fall of the unidentified object was reported by tvn24.

According to the spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, “it did not have any military characteristics.”

However, visually, this unidentified object is a Russian-made “Gerbera” decoy drone, used to overload air defense systems during attacks on Ukraine.

One of the photos clearly shows pre-flight inspection markings — a so-called check-up — on a fragment of the drone:

The date of the inspection is also visible — September 2, marked as “2.09”. The large letters “БГ” stand for the Russian abbreviation “боеготовый” (combat-ready).

The other markings with letters and plus signs next to them indicate the operability of each system (power supply, etc.).

Another photo shows a two-cylinder engine identical to those previously found in “Gerbera” drones in Ukraine, along with a number of other identical structural elements:

As for the drone’s silhouette, it can also be recognized by the distinctive geometry of the “Gerbera” and various construction features typical of the Russian decoy drone:

It should be recalled that this is not the first incident of Russian drones and even missiles entering Polish airspace. The most recent case occurred on August 20, 2025.

At that time, a Russian “Shahed” attack drone remained in Polish airspace for about two and a half hours before crashing.

The crash site was 200 km from the border with Ukraine, in the village of Osiny, just 40 km from Poland’s capital, Warsaw.