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Polish Officials Point Finger at Russian Intelligence After Railway Blasts Disrupt Aid Route to Ukraine
Warsaw, Poland – Polish authorities are investigating a series of railway explosions and damages as potential acts of sabotage, with a spokesperson for Poland’s special services minister directly accusing Russian intelligence of orchestrating the incidents. The blasts have targeted a crucial railway line used for delivering aid to Ukraine, raising concerns about escalating tensions in the region.
Jacek Dobrzyński, speaking to reporters on Tuesday, stated that “everything indicates” Russian intelligence was behind the sabotage of Polish railways. “The fact is that everything indicates that this – we can already confidently call it a terrorist attack – was initiated by special services from the East,” Dobrzyński asserted.
One explosion reportedly destroyed a section of track on the Warsaw-Lublin railway line, while another stretch further south sustained damage. Authorities are treating these incidents with extreme seriousness.
Investigations into both incidents are ongoing, with Dobrzyński emphasizing the sensitive nature of the work. “I cannot say what stage the officers are [at] or [what they are] currently working on and what threads they are connecting or what threads they are analyzing,” he explained, adding, “The Russian services would very much want to have this information: where our officers are or in which direction they are heading.”
Prime Minister Donald Tusk described the blast on the Warsaw-Lublin line as an “unprecedented act of sabotage.” In a statement on Monday, Tusk confirmed, “The explosion of an explosive device destroyed the railway track.
Emergency services and the prosecutor’s office are working at the scene. On the same route, closer to Lublin, damage has also been identified,” vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice.
In response to the incidents, Poland’s National Security Committee convened on Tuesday, bringing together military commanders, intelligence chiefs, and the president’s representative to discuss the unfolding situation.
These accusations by Poland come amidst a backdrop of recent security concerns in Eastern Europe. Earlier incidents in September included Russian drones reportedly entering Polish airspace and three MiG-31 fighter jets crossing into Estonian airspace before being intercepted by NATO aircraft, highlighting a period of heightened vigilance in the region.