On 16 September 2026, the head of the Parliamentary Defence Committee Andrzej Grzyb confirmed that Poland is to pass on Ukraine another tiny number of Patriot missiles. He didn't give an exact number. The decision comes after uncovering an armed drone in Rusinów and informing of Russia. For Poles, air defence stocks and the credibility of the state are at stake.
Government does not specify the number of missiles
Andrzej Grzyb, president of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence, told Radio Maryja that the planned transfer was to cover a tiny number of missiles. However, he did not uncover precisely how many rockets Poland intends to transfer to Ukraine. He besides referred to restrictions on operational information.
That answer doesn't close the case. The aid of the fighting Ukraine is in the Polish interest, due to the fact that it weakens Russia's ability to proceed to aggression. This does not exempt the government from demonstrating that, after the transfer, our own stocks inactive meet the state's defence needs. Especially In Ukraine, rocket resources for Patriot systems are shrinkingand global production is not keeping pace with demand.
Bartłomiej Wypartowicz from the Defence24 portal stated in the Radio Maryja material that Poland had previously donated 5 PAC-3 missiles. According to him, 1 specified rocket could cost up to $6 million, and the transportation time is 2 years. These figures are derived from the expert's statements, not from the public message of the MON. All the more reason for authoritative information about the impact of the transfer on the readiness of the Polish defence.
Armed drone on Polish beach
The dispute is not in vain. On Monday, September 14, an unmanned Gerbera 2 was found on the beach in Rusinów. The territory Attorney's Office in Poznań confirmed that the device had a shrapnel-storming warhead with a detonator. Colonel Bartosz Okoniewski reported that the cargo weighed about 4 kilograms, was separated from the aircraft and neutralized.
According to origin material, the facility was likely lost by the Russians during tests or maneuvers in the Baltic Sea region. The origin and circumstances of the flight themselves are the subject of analysis. On the another hand, it is certain that the armed unmanned man was in Poland. A fewer days earlier Russian attacks at the Polish border led to a government meeting.
CIA study beyond the scope of the head of the MON
At the same time Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Poland and Europe must prepare for various scenarios related to Russia's actions. He referred to information received from CIA manager John Ratcliffe. Meanwhile, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz admitted on September 15 on Polsat News that he had not seen the study the Prime Minister spoke of.
This is simply a serious gap in communication at the top of power. If the paper concerns possible Russian provocations and hybrid actions on the east flank of NATO, the defence minister should know its findings or explain publically why it is satisfied with information provided by another mode. The deficiency of a study with the head of the MON has already raised opposition questions work for national security.
First, Poland's open safety balance
MON in Communication on the defence of Polish airspace guarantee that the strategy is multi-layered, integrated with allied forces and adapted to the current threat assessment. The hotel identified the WISŁA/PATRIOT strategy as 1 of the elements of the shielding of crucial centres, critical infrastructure and military groups. The details of the deployment and readiness stay classified, which is understandable.
However, confidentiality of operational data cannot mean political freedom. The government does not gotta uncover the location of the battery or the exact stock. He should answer clearly, however, whether the transfer of further missiles will reduce Poland's readiness, erstwhile supplies are replenished and who guarantees delivery.
Poland is to support Ukraine from the position of a state conscious of its own interest, not a warehouse without a failure account. If the Russian threat is as serious as the Prime Minister says, any decision on strategical ammunition requires consistent justification. Otherwise, citizens get alarm messages and silence where a concrete answer to their safety should be given.
Source: Radio Maryja
Source: Radio Maryja
