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Russian intelligence likely behind railway sabotage, Poland says
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 18, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 18, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Poland suspects Russian intelligence in railway sabotage damaging a track to Ukraine. An investigation is underway, with officials gathering evidence.
WARSAW (Reuters) -Everything points to Russian intelligence services commissioning sabotage on Polish railways that damaged a track on a route to Ukraine over the weekend, a spokesperson for Poland's special services minister said on Tuesday.
The comments were the first in which an official from Poland's security services has made public suspicions that Russia was behind the explosion, which Prime Minister Donald Tusk called an "unprecedented act of sabotage".
Asked about the investigation into the incident, spokesperson Jacek Dobrzynski told journalists that authorities were "securing evidence, gathering information, and verifying the information they've gathered so far."
"You are aware that those who commissioned (the sabotage) -- and everything indicates that these are Russian intelligence services -- would very much like to know in which direction the proceedings conducted by the police and internal security agencies are heading," he said.
The government held an extraordinary meeting of its National Security Committee on Tuesday morning with the participation of military commanders, heads of services and a representative of the president to discuss the suspected attack.
The special services minister's remit includes intelligence, counterintelligence and anti-corruption.
(Reporting by Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk and Pawel Florkiewicz; Editing by Aidan Lewis)
Intelligence refers to the collection and analysis of information to inform national security decisions. It often involves monitoring potential threats and understanding the capabilities and intentions of other nations.
A security service is an organization responsible for protecting a nation from threats, including espionage, terrorism, and sabotage. These services gather intelligence and conduct operations to ensure national safety.
An investigation is a systematic process of inquiry aimed at uncovering facts about an incident or situation. In this context, it refers to the efforts to determine the causes and perpetrators of the railway sabotage.
Evidence refers to information or material presented in a legal context to support claims or assertions. It can include documents, witness testimonies, or physical objects that help establish the facts of a case.
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