Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has identified two Ukrainian citizens, suspected of having links to Russian intelligence, as responsible for recent acts of sabotage on Poland’s rail network. During a session in the Sejm, Tusk highlighted that one of the suspects had previously been convicted in absentia for sabotage activities in western Ukraine.
On Monday, Tusk inspected the aftermath of an explosion near Mika, southeast of Warsaw, which damaged a railway line leading toward the Ukrainian border. He characterized the incident as significant and noted that another occurrence near Pulawy caused a crowded train to make an abrupt stop, leading to damage to overhead cables.
Initial assessments by Polish authorities suggested a high likelihood that these acts of sabotage were directed by a foreign service. However, a spokesperson for Poland’s special services stated that evidence increasingly points towards involvement by Russian special services. Tusk mentioned that the intent behind these actions was to achieve a rail catastrophe.
While the Polish Prime Minister refrained from naming the suspects, citing potential complications for ongoing operations, he disclosed that one suspect currently resides in Belarus and the other in eastern Ukraine. Both individuals reportedly crossed into Poland from Belarus last autumn but have since returned via the Terespol border crossing, which is located in the southwestern part of Belarus, near the Ukrainian border.
Poland, as a member of NATO and the European Union, has seen its railway network become crucial for delivering aid to Ukraine since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
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