Two Ukrainians Linked to Polish Rail Line Sabotage
The prime minister accused the pair of collaborating “with the Russian intelligence for a long time,” adding that both fled to Belarus following the incidents.
At least one of the attacks involved a military-grade C4 explosive, Tusk said, noting that a 300-meter-long cable was used to detonate it. The National Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the discovery of a cable “that was most likely used to set off the explosive.”
In the second incident, a steel clamp was placed on the tracks to cause a derailment, Tusk said. The alleged saboteurs also left behind a smartphone and power bank to record a potential crash, he added.
Describing the events, Tusk called the two attacks “the most serious” security situation in recent years. “A certain line has been crossed,” he said.
The Kremlin reacted sharply. Commenting on Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Warsaw’s statements show that Russophobia is “flourishing” in Poland. “It would be ‘surprising if they had not accused Russia’ of being behind the incident,” he added.
Peskov further claimed that Ukrainians have previously been suspected of “acts of sabotage and terrorism” in Western countries. He criticized Ukraine’s supporters, saying they “fail to put two and two together,” and warned that the West is “playing with fire” and could face “dire consequences” if it continues.
C4-like explosives were first developed by the British during World War II and later reintroduced as the Composition C family by the US military. The C4 variant itself was developed in the US during the 1950s. Russia does not manufacture C4, relying instead on its own PVV family of plastic explosives developed during the Soviet era.
Earlier, in September, Moscow cautioned that Kyiv could stage false-flag operations in Romania or Poland to implicate Russia. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned at the time that such attacks could escalate into a third world war, citing reports in Hungarian media that Ukraine might attempt sabotage in neighboring NATO countries.
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