Polish investigators suspect four more Ukrainians in railway sabotage
Four more Ukrainians may be linked to railway sabotage in Poland (photo: Getty Images)
Polish law enforcement suspects four more Ukrainian citizens of involvement in railway sabotage between Warsaw and Lublin, Onet reports.
According to the investigation, these individuals are unlike the direct perpetrators, who permanently reside in Poland.
According to the news portal's sources, Polish investigators have already identified the possible accomplices. All of them are Ukrainian citizens living in Poland. The police already know who they are and where they reside.
Railway sabotage in Poland
On 15-17 November, railway line No. 7 was damaged on the Warsaw East–Dorohusk section.
In Poland, damaged railway tracks were discovered on a key route leading to the Ukrainian border. A train driver noticed damage to the infrastructure near the PKP Mika station in the Życzyn area of Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk later confirmed that the tracks on the Warsaw–Lublin route used to deliver aid to Ukraine were destroyed in an explosion. Ukraine's state railway company clarified that, according to the Polish side, an explosive device detonated on this section, causing track damage.
Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz stated that the Polish army would inspect the remaining 120 kilometers of tracks leading to the Ukrainian border to prevent further incidents.
Against this backdrop, Polish law enforcement launched an investigation. They suspect that the attacks were carried out in the interests of a foreign intelligence service.
Also, Polish authorities will demand that Belarus detain and extradite suspects in the railway sabotage. One of the suspects had been convicted in Lviv in May for carrying out sabotage in Ukraine. The second is a native of the Donetsk region who previously worked in a prosecutor's office.
Today, it became known that Poland plans to close its last Russian consulate in the coming days due to the railway explosions.