Overview
- An explosion destroyed part of the Warsaw–Lublin 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.