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Shahed Drone Displayed in UK Parliament as Poland Urges Europe to Build ‘Drone Wall’

The rare public exhibit became a platform to call for a coordinated eastern air‑defence shield to counter spillover from Russia’s mass drone campaign.

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Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski speaks beside a Shahed-136 drone used by Russia amid its attack on Ukraine and believed to be built in Iran, during an event organised by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) in the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, October 14, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Ukraine’s Deputy Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Eduard Fesko, British MP Tom Tugendhat, Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, and Mark Wallace, former US Ambassador to the United Nations pose beside a Shahed-136 drone used by Russia amid its attack on Ukraine and believed to be built in Iran, during an event organised by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) in the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, October 14, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski speaks beside a Shahed-136 drone used by Russia amid its attack on Ukraine and believed to be built in Iran, during an event organised by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) in the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, October 14, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Overview

  • Organised by United Against Nuclear Iran with Tom Tugendhat and backed by Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle, the event showcased a Shahed‑136 downed in Ukraine in what organisers said was the first public display of its kind in Europe.
  • Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski warned Russia could strike deep into Europe and said failing to develop robust anti‑drone capacity, including a proposed eastern ‘drone wall’, would be irresponsible.
  • Sikorski urged Europeans to plan support for Ukraine over the next three years and called for more munitions, saying he hoped President Donald Trump would make Tomahawk missiles available to Kyiv.
  • Ukrainian data cited at the event reported more than 38,000 Shahed drones launched by Russia in 2025, including over 5,000 in September, with strikes frequently hitting infrastructure and civilian areas.
  • Recent drone incursions into Polish airspace triggered NATO Article 4 consultations, even as Vladimir Putin dismissed as “nonsense” the suggestion that Russia intends to target a NATO member.