# Poland blocks MiG-29 transfer to Ukraine after Kyiv refuses to share drone technology
> Defence Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz said six to eight written-off Polish MiG-29s will not be sent after Ukraine declined to grant access to its unmanned combat systems and counterdrone expertise, collapsing a deal agreed in principle last year

**Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-06-30 · heads: How Wars Actually End, Whose Money · 5 takes · 3 lenses · 1 regions

## Summary

[Poland](/en/entity/poland) will not transfer MiG-29 fighters to [Ukraine](/en/entity/ukraine) after Kyiv declined to share its drone production and counterdrone technology, Defence Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz said June 30 on Polsat News. Warsaw had proposed a "MiGs for drones" formula: six to eight Soviet-era aircraft written off by the Polish air force in exchange for access to Ukraine's battlefield unmanned systems expertise. Kyiv agreed in principle last year, then withdrew. Poland says the offer stands if Ukraine reconsiders.

## Why it matters

The deal's collapse blocks Ukraine from acquiring additional fixed-wing capacity while the [Ukraine Russia War](/en/entity/ukraine-russia-war) grinds on, and deepens bilateral friction already aggravated by the [Warsaw strips Zelensky of its highest honour; Tusk fights to contain the fallout](/en/n/poland-ukraine-white-eagle-row) honour dispute in June.

## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens)

### Ukrainian flagship outlet, primary sourcing on Polish defence minister's statement
- **Ukrainska Pravda** (Ukraine, uk) — Reported Kosiniak-Kamysz's June 30 statement that Warsaw proposed a 'MiGs for drone technology' formula; Ukraine initially agreed in principle then withdrew; no comment from Ukraine's Defence Ministry by publication.
  > "Poland will not send MiG-29s to Ukraine, defence minister says after drone technology dispute."
  Source: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/30/8041701/

### English-language Ukrainian outlet with government access
- **Kyiv Post** (Ukraine, en) — Confirmed Warsaw blocked the transfer and quoted Kosiniak-Kamysz's Polsat News interview, specifying the aircraft were already written off by the Polish air force and that the offer remains open if Kyiv shares drone production access.
  > "Kyiv Won't Share Drone Tech So No MiG-29 Fighters for Ukraine."
  Source: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/79297

### unlabelled
- **New Voice of Ukraine** (Ukraine, en) — 
  Source: https://english.nv.ua/nation/poland-freezes-mig-29-transfer-to-ukraine-following-breakdown-of-drone-deal-with-kyiv-50620241.html
- **RBC-Ukraine** (Ukraine, uk) — 
  Source: https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/poland-refuses-mig-29-transfer-to-ukraine-1782789530.html
- **Interfax Ukraine** (Ukraine, en) — 
  Source: https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1180864.html

## Across the graph
- Related: [[poland-ukraine-white-eagle-row]], [[poland-abw-russia-hybrid-jun29]]
- Entities: Ukraine, Poland, Ukraine Russia War, Person:volodymyr Zelensky, Person:donald Tusk

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