The Polish military will conduct an inspection of a 120 km stretch of railway leading to the Ukrainian border in response to sabotage incidents that caused damage to the tracks in two locations. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak.
«The services under the Minister of Defense are closely collaborating to investigate the act of sabotage on the railway line near Garwolin (about 70 km southeast of Warsaw). We are coordinating actions with the 2nd Lublin Territorial Defense Brigade, particularly with the 25th Light Infantry Battalion from Zamość. The military will inspect an area of approximately 120 km (along the railway line) extending to the border at Hrubieszów,» stated Błaszczak.
The CEO of Polish Railways (PKP PLK), Piotr Wyborski, reported that several incidents were registered on the Warsaw-Lublin railway route the previous day. He emphasized that the procedures implemented on the railway had "worked": there was communication between the dispatcher and the train driver, resulting in no injuries.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that the section of the Warsaw-Lublin railway where the sabotage occurred is strategically significant for aiding Ukraine.
In Poland, explosives were placed on the Warsaw-Lublin railway line, resulting in the destruction of a portion of the tracks. Damage was also recorded in another location near Lublin.