During the September 2025 incident, when more than 30 Russian Gerber drones violated Polish airspace, Polish SIM cards were found in some of the downed drones. The country’s military prosecutor’s office closed the investigation into the case because it was not possible to identify the specific perpetrators of the attack.
During the September 2025 incident, when more than 30 Russian Gerber drones violated Polish airspace, Polish SIM cards were found in some of the downed drones. The country’s military prosecutor’s office closed the investigation into the case because it was not possible to identify the specific perpetrators of the attack.
This is reported by RMF24 with reference to materials from Rzeczpospolita. According to the District Prosecutor’s Office in Lublin, the investigation into the landing of Russian UAVs, which fell in 27 settlements in the country, has reached a dead end. Most of the case materials and the justification for the decision are currently classified as "secret".
"The investigation was terminated because the perpetrator of the crime of violating Polish airspace and thus creating a threat to general security was not identified," said the spokesman for the District Prosecutor’s Office in Lublin, Prosecutor Marcin Kozak.
At the same time, the prosecutor’s office assessed the actions of the Polish military during the incident as fully compliant with procedures. The defense forces had every reason to use weapons and destroy targets, so no violations in the army’s actions were identified.
The investigation also mentions the presence of Polish SIM cards in the communication and navigation system of Russian UAVs. Investigators have not yet disclosed how the enemy gained access to the cards of local operators — whether they were purchased on the black market or stolen. The use of NATO mobile networks allows drones to transmit telemetry and adjust the route in real time via civilian communication towers.
The Russian Gerber drones, which Russia is actively using in the war against Ukraine, are cheap analogues of the Shahed. They are made of foam and plywood and are often used as decoys to overload air defense systems or for optical and electronic reconnaissance.
Earlier, Ukrainian law enforcement agencies dismantled a large-scale scheme in which participants massively bought and activated Ukrainian SIM cards for their further use in Russian strike drones. The attackers provided the enemy with communications and navigation for more precise targeting of Ukrainian cities and infrastructure facilities.
