Overview
- Polish leaders accuse Russian intelligence of directing the operation and characterize it as state terrorism.
- Investigators plan to request the suspects’ extradition from Belarus but indicate they have little hope Minsk will comply.
- The Kremlin denies involvement, calls the accusations Russophobia, and signals reciprocal reductions in Poland’s diplomatic presence in Russia.
- Explosive charges, a steel clamp intended to cause a derailment, and a smartphone to record the outcome were found, and a train driver’s warning prevented casualties.
- Poland has heightened rail security, extended a high terror threat level through February 2026, mobilized 10,000 soldiers to guard infrastructure, and hinted at additional non-diplomatic measures.