A bomb exploded along the Warsaw-Lublin railway linein Poland. The news was reported on X by the Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, who spoke of “an unprecedented act of sabotage which directly affects the security of the Polish state and its civilians”. “On the Warsaw-Lublin route (near the village of Mika) an act of sabotage occurred. The explosion of a bomb destroyed the railway tracks. The security services and the prosecutor’s office are working on site. On the same route, closer to Lublin, other damage was found.”
Tusk remembers that “This route is also of fundamental importance for the delivery of aid to Ukraine. We will catch those responsible, whoever they are,” said the prime minister who posted the photos while visiting the event site with the Interior Minister, Marcin Kierwiński, and the coordinator of special services, Tomasz Siemoniak.
“We are dealing with foreign intelligence servicesnot with a gang of scrap metal thieves”, said the Polish minister in charge of the secret services, Tomasz Siemonak. The same minister, speaking to journalists, explained that the government has two priorities: ensuring the safety of the population and catching those responsible. Siemoniak then hinted that the alert level in Poland could be changed and raised.
Assistance to Ukraine
Sharing a 535-kilometer border with Ukraine, Poland served as a key hub for the provision of allied military assistance to Kiev. Local police said a train driver had reported damage to the railway line yesterday. The explosion occurred near the village of Mika, in the province of Masovia, about 130 kilometers from the border between Poland and Ukraine. According to Tusk, the explosion was probably meant to blow up a train. Polish authorities have launched an investigation into the accident and are inspecting another section of the railway, which was also damaged.
Warsaw has raised the alarm over the growing cases of sabotage and espionage activities that have affected Poland in recent years, with numerous incidents linked to Russian or Belarusian secret services. Poland said Russia had stepped up hybrid operations against the country due to Polish support for Kiev in the war with Moscow.