Fire at Polish drone plant likely caused by sabotage, minister says
Prosecutors are examining possible foreign intelligence involvement after the blaze damaged a drone-component plant and caused about 15 million zloty in losses, officials said.
- On Sunday, a fire broke out at a WB Electronics facility in Skarżysk-Kamienna, Poland, prompting an arson investigation after surveillance footage showed a masked person entering the site shortly before the blaze.
- The incident marks the sixth suspected sabotage or fire this year at a European defense manufacturer, following similar events in Czechia, France, Bulgaria, Italy, and Estonia.
- WB Electronics produces drone components and equipment for Ukraine's armed forces, making it a target type similar to an LPP Holding facility in Pardubice, Czechia, which sustained fire damage in March but did not halt 40 attack drone deliveries.
- Authorities in Czechia and Estonia publicly acknowledged Russian involvement as a line of inquiry, while officials in Italy and Bulgaria said they found no evidence linking their incidents to Moscow, despite Russia's Defense Ministry previously publishing a list of Ukrainian drone suppliers.
- Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, labeled such facilities potential military targets, while a Munich Security Report analysis counted roughly 150 suspected Russian hybrid incidents across NATO and European Union countries between January 2022 and December 2025.
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The Polish Prime Minister said that "there is no doubt that it was a criminal fire", highlighting the "Russian plans" to destabilise the countries of Eastern Europe.
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After the fire in a Polish drone plant, the government proceeds from sabotage. A connection with a foreign intelligence service is also examined.
The fire that broke out on Monday at a facility of Polish drone manufacturer WB Electronics was undoubtedly the result of sabotage. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said this on Wednesday ahead of cabinet talks.
Poljski premiere Donald Tusk soopštio je danas da je požar u poljskoj fabrici bespilotnih letilica VB Elektroniks u mestu Skažisko-Kamjena u noći na pandeljak, bez ikakvih sumnji sabotaža, dok za to još nema dokaza u požaru manufacturei skaladišta JFG Komposits u Lublinu.
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