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Poland Probes 'Unprecedented' Rail Sabotage on Ukraine Supply Line, Cites Likely Russian Link

Officials cite evidence pointing to foreign intelligence involvement, prompting a terrorism-related probe with wider military inspections.

Overview

  • An explosive device destroyed track near the village of Mika on the WarsawLublin corridor, a route Polish leaders say is crucial for moving aid to Ukraine; no injuries were reported after a driver spotted irregularities.
  • After a National Security Committee meeting on Tuesday, a government spokesman said “everything indicates” Russian secret services initiated the attack, while formal attribution remains under investigation.
  • Prosecutors opened a case into acts of sabotage of a terrorist nature allegedly committed for the benefit of foreign intelligence, with investigators examining a cable-trigger mechanism and a camera found near the site.
  • Poland’s armed forces are inspecting roughly 120 kilometers of the line toward the Ukrainian border, and army patrols are checking railways and other key infrastructure in the country’s east.
  • Authorities are also probing related incidents on the same corridor, including damaged overhead lines that halted a 475‑passenger train near Puławy, as NATO and EU officials coordinate with Warsaw.