Overview
- Polish authorities confirmed an explosive device detonated on the Warsaw–Lublin line and later reported damaged overhead power cables that halted a passenger train without injuries.
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk labeled the incident unprecedented sabotage as investigators examine potential links to Russia, Belarus or proxies, with NATO in close contact pending findings.
- The Polish military will inspect roughly 120 kilometers of the corridor, which is a key route for aid and materiel deliveries to Ukraine.
- In Madrid, Spain announced a €817 million package for Ukraine that includes €615 million in military support, with €300 million for new defensive equipment, €100 million via NATO’s PURL, and funding through the EU’s SAFE program for anti-drone and surveillance systems.
- Spain allocated about €200 million for reconstruction through a new Office for the Reconstruction of Ukraine and signed memorandums on countering Russian disinformation and on industrial cooperation, following Zelenski’s meetings with Spanish defense firms including Indra, Escribano and Tecnove.