On Saturday, May 9, 2026, the Polish Military Gendarmerie reported on social media that a military reconnaissance drone intended for observation had been found in Bartoszyce, in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
Illustrative photo: Polish Military Gendarmerie
On May 9, 2026, in the morning hours, the Police and the Polish Military Gendarmerie received information that an unidentified flying object had been found near the town of Bartoszyce, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Initial actions at the scene indicate that it is probably a drone of military origin, intended for observation and with no combat characteristics. The proceedings in this case are being conducted by the Polish Military Gendarmerie under the supervision of the prosecutor of the 8th Military Affairs Division of the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Olsztyn. Necessary procedural activities are ongoing at the scene.
Lt. Col. Dariusz Rozkosz, Press Spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Military Gendarmerie
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According to media reports, the witness who found the drone in a rapeseed field in the village of Osieka near Bartoszyce, about 17 km from the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast, said that it was making beeping sounds, had a wingspan of about two meters, was light-colored, and looked like the drones flying in Ukraine. These characteristics correspond to the Russian Tachyon-type reconnaissance drone manufactured by the Kalashnikov Concern, which has electric propulsion and a wingspan of exactly 2 m.
Tachyon at the Army 2020 exhibition / Photo: Nickel nitride via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)