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Poland Probes Sabotage Blast on Rail Link Supplying Ukraine

Investigators classify the blast as sabotage targeting a vital Ukraine supply corridor.

Overview

  • An explosion destroyed part of the WarsawLublin railway near Mika, discovered by a train driver, with no injuries reported.
  • Prime Minister Donald Tusk called it an unprecedented act of sabotage, saying an explosive device detonated and additional damage was identified along the route.
  • A separate disruption near Puławy damaged overhead power lines and halted a train carrying 475 passengers, and investigators are assessing whether it was related.
  • Prosecutors opened a criminal probe treating the case as sabotage of a terrorist nature benefiting foreign intelligence, and the army is inspecting roughly 120 kilometers of track toward the Ukrainian border.
  • Poland’s security minister said the operation bore the hallmarks of a foreign state intelligence service, while NATO and EU leaders expressed concern and coordinated support with Warsaw.