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Poland Links Rail Sabotage to Russian Services as Two Suspects Flee to Belarus

Officials say evidence points to a Russian-directed operation and respond by tightening security on key rail corridors to Ukraine.

Overview

  • Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the weekend blast on the WarsawLublin line an unprecedented act of sabotage and said an explosive device destroyed track near the village of Mika with no injuries reported.
  • Government spokesman Jacek Dobrzyński said evidence indicates the attack was initiated by Russian secret services, a claim now central to the ongoing terrorism-style investigation.
  • Tusk told lawmakers that two Ukrainian nationals suspected of collaborating with Russian intelligence have been identified and left Poland for Belarus via the Terespol crossing.
  • Authorities confirmed a second incident on the same corridor near Puławy where damaged overhead power lines forced a passenger train with 475 people to stop, and investigators are examining a camera found near the blast site.
  • Poland raised the threat level on certain rail lines, deployed military patrols to protect infrastructure and inspect roughly 120 kilometers of track, and is coordinating with NATO and EU partners as prosecutors probe sabotage for the benefit of foreign intelligence.