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Poland Arrests Third Suspect in WarsawLublin Rail Sabotage

Prosecutors describe a Russian-directed operation that left two prime suspects across the border in Belarus.

Overview

  • Police detained a Ukrainian national accused of scouting the site and instructing where explosives should be placed during preparations in September.
  • Investigators say two Ukrainians aged 39 and 41 carried out the attack on behalf of Russian intelligence and then fled into Belarus, and prosecutors are seeking their extradition.
  • The mid-November blast destroyed track on the WarsawLublin line, but no one was hurt after a train driver spotted and reported the damage.
  • Authorities reported additional damage along the same corridor that links Warsaw to the border town of Dorohusk and onward into Ukraine.
  • Poland tightened protection of critical infrastructure and closed Russia’s last consulate in the country following the incident, while Moscow denied responsibility.