Poland has asked the United States for assistance in investigating incidents on Polish railway tracks. According to RMF24 correspondent Pawel Zuchowski, communication channels have already been established.
Polish officials say that on November 15 two Ukrainian nationals collaborating with Russian services blew up part of the track on the Warsaw–Dorohusk line in the village of Mika. On November 16, near Golub station in Lublin Voivodeship, a train carrying 475 passengers braked sharply due to track damage. In response, Poland introduced the third-level CHARLIE alert on rail sections operated by PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe and PKP Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa.
The report says the United States is taking the case seriously. The National Security Agency (NSA), responsible for signals intelligence and communications security, is participating in the probe.
Roger Wicker, chair of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, said the sabotage requires a firm U.S. response. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) warns that Russia is stepping up destabilizing activities aimed at weakening NATO and creating political, informational and psychological conditions for a possible future war against the Alliance.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the track damage “an unprecedented act of sabotage directly targeting the security of the Polish state and its civilian population,” adding the country may be dealing with a deliberate attack.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha responded that Ukraine is ready to assist in the investigation. He said the railway blast could be another Russian hybrid strike to test reactions, and that any confirmed involvement should draw a “decisive” response.
Later, Tusk announced the detention of two Ukrainians suspected in the attacks. He said they entered from Belarus. One suspect was convicted by a Lviv court in May for sabotage in Ukraine, while the other is from the Donetsk region. Tusk said authorities are fully confident both incidents were acts of sabotage intended to cause a railway disaster.
