Belarus Poland: Two Ukrainians targeted after attack on railroad line
Following the explosives attack on a strategically important railroad line in Poland, investigators have identified two suspects.
18.11.2025, 15:04
18.11.2025, 16:37
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Both are Ukrainian citizens who had been working with the Russian secret service for some time, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told parliament in Warsaw.
One of the suspects is a man who was convicted of sabotage by a court in Lviv in his home country in May and later stayed in Belarus. The other suspect comes from the Donbas. Both are said to have entered Poland together from Belarus in the fall. After the attack, both had left Poland for Belarus via the Terespol border crossing, Tusk said.
Explosive charge detonated when a freight train passed through
On Sunday morning, the driver of a train on the route from Warsaw to Lublin noticed a badly damaged section of track near the village of Mika. He alerted the control center, which temporarily suspended the train service. Neither passengers nor train crew were injured. Damage was also discovered on other sections of track.
As Tusk now announced, according to the investigators' findings, the explosive charge attached to the track had already exploded at around 9 p.m. on Saturday when a freight train was passing through. However, there was no derailment, only minor damage to a wagon. "The train driver didn't even notice this incident as the train passed through."
Tusk: Russia wants to stir up anti-Ukrainian sentiment in Poland
The C4 military explosive charge was detonated with the help of a detonator via a 300-meter-long electric cable, Tusk continued. The head of government said that explosives had also been found at the site of the incident, but had not detonated. A clamp had previously been installed on the same line - also with the aim of derailing a train. However, the clamp had proved to be ineffective.
Tusk emphasized that the Russian leadership was not only concerned with the immediate effects of such actions, but also with the social and political consequences. "That means: disorganization, chaos, panic, speculation, uncertainty." The recruitment of Ukrainians to carry out acts of sabotage was also aimed at stirring up anti-Ukrainian sentiment in Poland.
