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SamuelTheThird

(434 posts) Mon Nov 17, 2025, 03:34 PM 5 hrs ago

Poland says blast on rail line to Ukraine 'unprecedented act of sabotage'

Source: BBC

Poland's prime minister has said an explosion on a railway line leading to the Ukraine border this weekend was caused by "an unprecedented act of sabotage", and vowed to catch those responsible "regardless of who their backers are".

Visiting the scene this morning, Donald Tusk said the damage done to the railway tracks on Sunday was deliberate and likely aimed at blowing up the train. He expressed relief there were no casualties.

Speaking later in Warsaw, after an emergency meeting of security officials, Poland's special services minister said there was a "very high chance" that the blast was carried out on the orders of "foreign services".

He didn't name Russia directly but Poland has experienced a series of major arson and sabotage attacks in recent years, including parcel bombings, that it sees as part of Moscow's hybrid war on the West.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp85g86x0zgo

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Poland says blast on rail line to Ukraine 'unprecedented act of sabotage' (Original Post) SamuelTheThird 5 hrs ago OP

So the mighty US military is bombing Venezuela? Small boats on the high seas? Russia is the villain. Walleye 5 hrs ago #1

Belarus is also a strong suspect as a close ally of Russia, and a source of recent hybrid threats against Poland ancianita 5 hrs ago #2

And so it begins. Russia attacking Poland. TomSlick 1 hr ago #3

Walleye

(43,214 posts)

1. So the mighty US military is bombing Venezuela? Small boats on the high seas? Russia is the villain.

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 03:41 PM

5 hrs ago

Trump doesn’t want to get into complicated war with a stronger power that he might lose.

ancianita

(42,586 posts)

2. Belarus is also a strong suspect as a close ally of Russia, and a source of recent hybrid threats against Poland

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 03:50 PM

5 hrs ago

Supplies from NATO to Ukraine are mostly flown into Poland, but how they get to Ukraine is probably a secret to all but foreign intel.
The report doesn't specify whether the explosion was on a freight line (there are four Polish freight lines at the Poland/Ukraine border) or on a passenger line.

TomSlick

(12,815 posts)

3. And so it begins. Russia attacking Poland.

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 07:33 PM

1 hr ago

This has been predictable from the time of Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

Trump will not stop Putin. All of Europe is at risk.

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