Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz has announced that military counterintelligence will investigate those responsible for leaking secret deliveries of U.S.-made PAC-3 Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine.
The controversy erupted on Saturday after Polish social media accounts reported that Warsaw had transferred the interceptors to Kiev in March without parliamentary approval or public notification.
Former Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak of Poland’s opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party supported the whistleblowers, condemning the transfer as a move that weakened Poland’s own air defenses.
In a statement, Kosiniak-Kamysz said he had consulted with Prime Minister Donald Tusk and ordered the declassification of all military aid to Ukraine for the years 2022 through 2026. He also instructed Polish Military Counterintelligence to investigate those who “intentionally sought to disclose state secrets.”
Kosiniak-Kamysz noted that Poland’s military assistance to Ukraine began under the previous PiS government, during which Blaszczak served as defense minister from 2018 to 2023.
At a press conference on Monday, Kosiniak-Kamysz confirmed Poland had supplied PAC-3 interceptors from its own stockpiles following a request from NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. He emphasized that the shipment was too small to significantly impact Poland’s air defense capabilities.
The transfer occurs amid growing concerns about Patriot missile shortages in NATO countries. A U.S.-based research institute reported that NATO nations face a backlog of approximately 4,300 interceptors—equivalent to seven years of production at current rates—due to depleted U.S. stockpiles during the war with Iran.
Blaszczak accused Tusk’s government of undermining Poland’s defenses by sending missiles to Ukraine while simultaneously warning citizens about potential Russian threats.
Moscow has consistently denied intentions to attack NATO members, with President Vladimir Putin recently stating that NATO and EU leaders use claims of Russian aggression to justify increased military spending and “radical militarization” in their countries.
