Poland prepares EU arrest warrant for Ukrainians suspected of railway sabotage
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Poland is preparing a European arrest warrant for two Ukrainians suspected of sabotage on the railway, according to RMF24, citing a statement by National Prosecutor's Office spokesperson Przemysław Nowak.
The prosecutor of the Polish National Prosecutor's Office has applied to the district court in Warsaw for a European arrest warrant for two suspects involved in sabotage on the Polish railway.
The suspects are:
- Yevhen Ivanov, born in 1984, a native of Estonia
- Oleksandr Kononov, born in 1986, from Ukraine
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Polish law enforcement officials are convinced that the Ukrainian suspects were hired by Russian special services to destabilize the operation of Poland's critical infrastructure.
The investigation established that after the sabotage on the Polish railway, both men left Poland and traveled to Belarus.
The Warsaw Police Department is currently searching for them and has already released photos of the suspects to speed up their identification and arrest. The investigation is ongoing, and the authorities do not rule out that the circle of persons involved may expand.
Under Polish law (Article 130 of the Criminal Code), the suspects face up to 30 years in prison. The Polish side insists that the sabotage is aimed at undermining European security, as key logistics routes for supplying aid to Ukraine pass through the country.
Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has already stated that the Polish army will check the security of the remaining 120 kilometers of tracks leading to the border with Ukraine to prevent new explosions.
Incidentally, Poland recently summoned the chargé d'affaires for Belarus to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver a note demanding the extradition of two Ukrainians suspected of sabotage on the railway.
Polish railway sabotage
Incidents on the Warsaw-Lublin railway line occurred on November 15 and 16 near the towns of Mika and Puławy, as well as in the Golomb area.
On the morning of Sunday, November 16, a train driver reported a malfunction in the railway infrastructure. Later, the Poles reported that an explosive device had been detonated in this area, causing damage to the track.
In turn, near Puławy, overhead lines were damaged, resulting in a broken window on one of the trains. The train connecting Świnoujście and Rzeszów was carrying 475 passengers.
Following these incidents, Polish law enforcement agencies launched an investigation.
