On Sunday, there were unexpected interruptions on a major rail line in Poland.
Around one meter of tracks has been suspiciously removed from a major railway line in Poland. Fortunately, the damage has not led to an accident, but the authorities are investigating whether this wasn’t an act of infrastructural sabotage.
— TVP World (@TVPWorld_com) Nov 17, 2025
The tracks between the Polish cities of Warsaw and Lublin, on a route that is used to ferry much-needed supplies to Ukraine, were severed by what turned out to be explosive charges. Luckily for the safety of everyone concerned, a Polish train operator found the one set of damaged tracks when he ran over them and reported them immediately. Inspections later found the other compromised section of track, which had had power lines cut and draped across it.
...Tusk said on Monday that the train track between the Polish cities of Warsaw and Lublin was destroyed after an “explosive device” blew it up.
“We are certain that the attempt to blow up the tracks and the violation of railway infrastructure were intentional and aimed at causing a catastrophe in rail traffic,” the Polish leader said in the Sejm, Poland’s parliamentary lower house.
...Tusk said earlier that the rail was “crucially important for delivering aid to Ukraine” and that the attack “directly (targeted) the security of the Polish state and its civilians.”
Destruction was also identified along the same route further down the railway line, he said on Monday.
No trains derailed, and no passengers were injured as trains traveling the lines were forced to stop at both damage locations, Mika and Pulaway.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk was calling it 'sabotage' from the beginning and hinting heavily that it stank of Russian interference.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced this morning that a suspected explosion yesterday on the Warsaw-Lublin Route near the village of Mika, which is a critical length of rail utilized by Poland and NATO to delivery aid to Ukraine, was indeed an “Act of Sabotage” targeting the security of the Polish State. Additionally, Tusk stated that the Polish Security Service had also identified damage to the same route near Lublin.
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) Nov 17, 2025
...targeting the security of the Polish State. Additionally, Tusk stated that the Polish Security Service had also identified damage to the same route near Lublin.
The Estonians chimed in, noting how close Lublin is to the Ukrainian border and how there have been many mysterious 'accidents' and 'incidents' in the region that have affected the delivery of vital supplies to the Ukrainians.
...Estonia's Prime Minister Kristen Michal additionally condemned the apparent sabotage op, writing on X that he and his country stand with Poland. "Those behind hostile acts against (European Union) and NATO members must be exposed. Our response must be united," Michal said.
Estonia is one among several Balkan and Eastern European countries which have lately been alleging EU airspace is being widely sabotaged by Russian drones or at times military aircraft incursions.
...As for the location of the alleged train track sabotage, Mika is located a little over 60 miles from Warsaw. It could indeed be part of an ongoing tit-for-tat sabotaging of both Russian and European infrastructure, in a long-running chain of mystery events.
A lot of fingers were pointing East, and nerves are already frayed with the multiple drone incursions over what seems like nearly every part of Europe, all blamed on Russia. But they weren't naming names just yet.
...Tusk’s announcement comes amid growing concern over a series of sabotage attempts in Poland in recent years – many attributed to operatives working on behalf of Russia. In 2023, 16 individuals acting for Russia were jailed after plotting, among other things, to blow up aid trains headed for Ukraine.
Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Bosacki underlined on Sunday that the targeted line forms part of a “very important route for supplying Ukraine”. Investigations are being led by the Internal Security Agency (ABW), emergency services and the prosecutor’s office.
While some officials immediately pointed to Russia, Deputy Interior Minister Maciej Duszczyk urged caution, saying it was wrong to assume “every arson, every situation of this kind, is provoked by Russia”, though he acknowledged its involvement “cannot be ruled out”.
Today, after the investigation had time to get rolling, it didn't take very long for Tusk and the Polish government to announce who and what they'd discovered about the alleged saboteurs.
They've accused two Ukrainians of the dirty deed, who are also accused of having been in the employ of the Russians. But they don't have them in custody, as the alleged perpetrators booked over the border into the friendly arms of Russia's ally Belarus.
Two Ukrainians working on behalf of Moscow were responsible for the sabotage of a key railway line in Poland, Donald Tusk has said.
The Polish prime minister said two Ukrainian nationals collaborated with Russian intelligence to damage a line used to transport aid to Kyiv, before fleeing to Belarus.
In what Mr Tusk described as an “unprecedented act of sabotage”, a segment of railway line linking Warsaw to the border with Ukraine was blown up in two places on Saturday.
“A C4 military-type explosive charge was detonated using an initiating device via a 300 metre-long electrical cable,” Mr Tusk said.
“The charge exploded on the Warsaw-Puławy line, not derailing the freight train but merely damaging the wagon floor. The driver didn’t even notice the incident as he passed the scene,” he added.
“Everything indicates” that the attack was “initiated by the Russian secret services”, Jacek Dobrzyński, the spokesman for Poland’s secret services minister, said on Tuesday morning.
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...The Kremlin rejected Tusk’s claim of Russian collusion Tuesday, citing “Russophobia” as the driving force behind the accusation.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, “Russia is being blamed for all manifestations of hybrid warfare and outright warfare taking place in Poland … Russophobia is flourishing there.”
Rebuffing Poland’s allegation, Peskov added, “The very fact that Ukrainian citizens are again involved in acts of sabotage and terrorism against critical infrastructure is significant. … If I were in the shoes of the Poles, the Germans or the French, I would think twice.”
The damage to both the rails and the power lines has already been repaired, and the Polish army has patrols combing infrastructure in the eastern part of the country looking for signs of further damage or tampering.
There was a momentary scare when yet another train had to make an emergency stop due to damage...
...Lublin police also reported on Sunday evening that a passenger train carrying 475 passengers had suddenly stopped on a route from Swinoujscie to Rzeszow. Windows in one of the carriages were reportedly broken, most likely due to a damaged traction line, they said.
The cause was not immediately clear. Nobody was injured in the incident.
...but, again, luckily, no one was hurt.
There is so much speculation that the Russians, through these Ukrainian proxies, are trying to goad the Poles into a war.
It turns out that the railway tracks were cut by Ukrainians. What was their goal? As always, they are trying to drag Poles into a false flag war against Russia, and worst of all, the anti-Polish government in Poland is helping the Ukrainians in this.
But why?
The only answer is that, despite Poland's strong support for Ukraine's fight, the Polish government has refused to commit ground troops. Someone must feel that, if they can trigger an incident severe enough that Poland is forced to react, they'll get their Polish boots on the ground in one fashion or another.
Poland views Russia’s war against Ukraine as the first stage of a Moscow-led imperialist project which threatens Polish sovereignty. Effectively, this means Poland is equating its own struggle against Russian expansionism with Ukraine’s resistance against Vladimir Putin: Polish prime minster Donald Tusk remarked in March 2025 that “Poland’s national interest requires unequivocal, lasting support for Ukraine in its defence against Russian aggression” is “non-negotiable”.
As such, since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Poland has provided extensive military and political support while mobilising assistance among its allies. Poland is the main logistics hub in Europe for defence and humanitarian aid, with 80% of military donations transiting through the country; between 2022 and 2024, the country spent €40bn (1.9% of its GDP) on defence and humanitarian aid for Ukraine, including refugee costs. It has also delivered 47 military aid packages to date—a feat which continues, despite the risk of Russian strikes on Polish territory. Poland is also engaged against Russia diplomatically: in July 2024, Tusk signed a bilateral security agreement with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky to provide military assistance, defence industry cooperation and support for Ukraine’s NATO and EU membership bids. Poland also participates in, for example, the Ukraine Defence Contact Group and has imposed its own sanctions against Russia while actively supporting European efforts to weaken Russia’s economy. Poland is also a member of the “Coalition of the Willing”, co-chaired by Britain and France, whose members last week pledged strong defence support for Ukraine.
However, Poland has explicitly ruled out deploying troops based on several strategic and operational concerns. First, Warsaw’s attitude is that token peacekeeping or reassurance forces are inadequate to address the scale of Russia’s threat, and could even derail meaningful deterrence initiatives. Instead, Poland is advocating for a comprehensive containment strategy—built around NATO—that actively isolates Russia, counters its hybrid operations and demonstrates long-term support for Ukraine. This requires credible deterrence based on the “three Cs”: building Ukraine’s military capacity, unambiguous political and military commitment to Ukraine, and clear strategic communication. The Polish view is that small-scale troop deployments would not provide Ukraine with sufficient defensive capability, nor demonstrate to Moscow that the West has moved beyond symbolic responses to match Russia’s escalatory trajectory.[1]
So they keep pushing.
It's a dangerous game, and with Russia nearly a next-door neighbor (Russian proxy Belarus is), not an existential, over-the-horizon threat, Poland spends its time on guard, 24/7.
Things could get very spicy in no time at all.
And nobody wants that.
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