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Poland charges third Ukrainian with helping Russia in railway sabotage
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 24, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 24, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Poland has arrested a Ukrainian man for aiding Russia in railway sabotage, amid heightened tensions from the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish prosecutors have arrested a Ukrainian man suspected of collaborating with Russia to sabotage a rail track, they said on Monday.
Poland, a major ally in Kyiv's fight against Russia's invasion, has already charged two other Ukrainians in absentia over the blast on the Warsaw-Lublin line connecting Warsaw to the Ukrainian border.
Poland says those two men - identified as Oleksandr K. and Yevhenii I. - fled to Belarus and wants them extradited.
"The evidence shows that in September 2025, Volodymyr B. drove Yevhenii I. to the area of planned sabotage operations, allowing him to do reconnaissance in the area and choose the place where the explosives would be planted," prosecutors said of the third suspect in a statement published by a spokesperson.
"The investigation continues. Intensive activities are being carried out to identify all other persons who in any form participated in the commissioning, planning, organisation or execution of the sabotage."
Poland is closing the last Russian consulate in its territory and deploying thousands of soldiers to protect infrastructure in response to the incident.
Moscow has denied responsibility for sabotage, citing "Russophobia", and said it would likewise limit Poland's diplomatic and consular presence in Russia.
There has been a wave of arson, sabotage and cyberattacks in Poland and other European nations since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.
(Reporting by Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
Sabotage refers to the deliberate destruction or damage of property, often to disrupt operations or services. In the context of the article, it involves damaging railway infrastructure.
Extradition is the legal process by which one country surrenders a suspected or convicted criminal to another country. It is often requested when a person flees to avoid prosecution.
A prosecutor is a legal official who represents the state in criminal cases, responsible for presenting evidence against the accused in court.
A consulate is a diplomatic office that represents a country's interests in another nation, providing services such as assistance to citizens and promoting trade.
Evidence refers to any material or information presented in a court to support or refute a claim. It can include documents, witness testimonies, and physical objects.
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