Nearly two-thirds of Poles say warnings about further Russian provocations are credible

Nearly two-thirds of Poles believe warnings about further Russian provocations against Poland are credible, according to a SW Research poll commissioned by Onet and reported by European Pravda.

Overall, 64.9% of respondents agreed with the warning. Of those, 29.4% said they considered it definitely credible and 37.2% probably credible. A total of 18.8% expressed the opposite view, including 7.6% who said definitely not and 11.6% who said probably not. Another 14.3% were unable to decide.

The poll was conducted online from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1, 2026, using computer-assisted web interviews with 800 adults nationwide. Researchers used quotas based on gender, age and the population size of respondents’ cities.

The survey followed remarks by Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz that Poland was strengthening protection of its airspace because of recent provocations by Russia. Eastern Poland is scheduled to join the EP R134 temporary restricted airspace zone from Sept. 10 to Dec. 9, 2026.

The article also cites the July 30 fall of a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile in Lublin Voivodeship and reports that Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are cooperating on protection against potential attacks on infrastructure. Allied intelligence agencies have repeatedly warned that such attacks could be carried out under a false flag, the article says.