Poland investigates suspected railway sabotage near Ukraine border
Sabotage incident on a railway line in Poland (photo: president.gov.ua)
The Polish government has officially confirmed that the damage to a strategic railway line leading to the border with Ukraine was an intentional act of sabotage, according to Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński, as reported by The Guardian.
"There is no doubt that we are dealing with an act of sabotage," Kierwiński said.
According to him, the authorities are already inspecting another section of the same railway line where track damage has also been recorded.
Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz stated that the Polish army will inspect the remaining 120 kilometers of tracks leading to the Ukrainian border in order to prevent similar incidents.
Meanwhile, in his video address, Tusk said that the investigated explosion was an attempt to blow up a train on the Warsaw–Lublin route.
"This is considered an attempt to destabilize and destroy railway infrastructure, which could have led to a railway disaster," Tusk emphasized.
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He added that another similar incident occurred further east on the same railway line. According to the media, the incident happened near the city of Puławy, where a passenger train carrying 475 people narrowly avoided an accident.
The Prime Minister reiterated that all available data indicate the incident was intentional.
"Unfortunately, there is no doubt that we are dealing with a deliberate act — an act of sabotage. Fortunately, no tragedy occurred, but the case is severe," he said.
Explosion on the railway in Poland
Today, a damaged section of railway track was discovered in Poland on a crucial route leading to the Polish-Ukrainian border and beyond into Ukraine. It is reported that the train driver informed about damage to the railway infrastructure in the area of Życzyn, Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, near the PKP Mika station.
Later, Tusk stated that the railway tracks on the Warsaw–Lublin route, used to deliver aid to Ukraine, were damaged as a result of an explosion.
Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian state railway company) clarified that, according to the Polish side, there was an attempted sabotage on the Warsaw–Lublin section. An explosive device detonated there, destroying part of the track.
