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Poland Says Russian Intelligence Likely Behind Sabotage of Ukraine Supply Rail Line

Authorities launched a terrorism-related sabotage case and deployed troops to guard the corridor, with NATO and the EU awaiting findings.

Overview

  • Government spokesman Jacek Dobrzyński said evidence points to Russia’s secret services ordering the blast, speaking after a meeting of the National Security Committee.
  • Prosecutors opened an inquiry into acts of sabotage of a terrorist nature allegedly benefiting foreign intelligence, and no arrests tied to the attack have been reported.
  • An explosion destroyed track near the village of Mika, and a separate incident damaged about 60 meters of overhead lines in Puławy, stopping a passenger train with 475 on board without injuries.
  • Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz mobilized army patrols and ordered checks along roughly 120 km of the WarsawLublinHrubieszów route, adding that a camera found near the site is being examined.
  • Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the sabotage unprecedented on a corridor crucial for aid to Ukraine, while NATO’s Mark Rutte and EU leaders said they are in close contact and monitoring the investigation.