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Polish authorities have confirmed that two individuals were detained after a drone was flown over sensitive government buildings in Warsaw.

Getting into it: The incident occurred late Monday night when officers from Poland’s State Protection Service (SPS) spotted a drone flying over Parkowa Street and the Belweder Palace, the official residence of the Polish president. According to SPS spokesperson Colonel Boguslaw Piorkowski, the drone was not shot down but instead landed after authorities apprehended its operators. Initial reports identified the suspects as Belarusian citizens, but Polish officials later clarified that the individuals were a 21-year-old Ukrainian man and a 17-year-old Belarusian woman.

Investigators are currently searching the suspects’ residences and verifying their legal status in Poland. Authorities have not disclosed whether the drone was equipped with recording devices or posed any immediate threat. While the motive remains unclear, Polish officials have warned against jumping to conclusions. Katarzyna Pelczynska-Nalecz, Poland’s minister of development funds and regional policy, said that the device appears to have been launched locally rather than entering Polish airspace from abroad.

Jacek Dobrzynski, spokesperson for the minister coordinating special services, dismissed rumors that the case was tied to an organized espionage effort. “We deny rumors that this is a massive espionage action,” he stated during a press briefing, adding that the suspects’ actions may have stemmed from ignorance or a desire to film, rather than malicious intent.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk also weighed in via social media shortly after the incident, confirming the drone’s neutralization and the arrests, and stating that the matter was under active police investigation.