Ukrainians working for Russia were behind rail blasts, says Polish PM

"Speaking in the Polish parliament on Tuesday, Tusk said the two incidents were unprecedented and perhaps the most serious, when it comes to the security of the Polish state, situation since the beginning of the full-scale invasion on Ukraine. We are dealing with an act of sabotage, the consequence of which could have been and here the perpetrators' mistake also helped us a serious catastrophe with casualties. That is why I am saying that a certain line has been crossed, he said."

"The men are alleged to have planted a military-grade explosive device and attached a steel clamp to rail tracks in two incidents on a strategic rail route used for aid deliveries for Ukraine. The explosive went off on Saturday night under a freight train, which suffered minor damage to its undercarriage, and damaged the tracks, posing a risk to other trains taking that route, Tusk said."

"The suspects, whose identities are known to Polish authorities but have not been made public, are thought to have arrived in Poland from Belarus shortly before the attacks and returned to Belarus shortly after. One of the two men had previously been convicted for sabotage in Ukraine, and the other came from the Russian-occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine, Tusk said."

Polish authorities identified two Ukrainian men allegedly working for Russian intelligence as suspects in two rail sabotage incidents on a strategic route used for aid deliveries to Ukraine. A military-grade explosive and a steel clamp were attached to rails; the explosive detonated under a freight train, causing minor undercarriage damage and track damage that risked other trains. Investigators concluded both attempts were intentional and aimed to cause a railway catastrophe. The suspects reportedly entered Poland from Belarus shortly before the attacks and returned afterwards; one had a prior sabotage conviction in Ukraine and the other was from Russian-occupied Donetsk. Authorities view the acts as part of wider Russian sabotage activity in Europe.

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