Poland Probes Fire at Starlink Station as Possible Sabotage
Officials say the blaze damaged power systems and disrupted internet traffic used by Ukraine, while investigators consider arson and a short circuit.
- On Wednesday evening, a fire damaged a ground-based Starlink satellite communications station in Wola Krobowska, Mazovia, though the facility, owned by Exatel, remains operational providing critical internet services to Poland and Ukraine.
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski identified the blaze as deliberate arson, dispatching the Internal Security Agency to investigate potential Russian hybrid warfare.
- Gawkowski stated 'the modus operandi in this case is clearly Russian,' though he acknowledged 'it is impossible to say' definitively, while security spokesperson Jacek Dobrzyński confirmed 'everything points to arson.'
- While Russia has repeatedly denied any such action, the incident occurs amid Poland's heightened alert for sabotage since 2022, with officials warning of escalating hybrid actions and infrastructure threats.
- The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism recently identified Poland as the 'primary focus' of Russian sabotage in Europe, with 31 of 151 documented incidents occurring domestically, underscoring strategic regional risk.
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Arson has occurred at a Starlink ground station in Poland, and Polish authorities are investigating the incident on suspicion of terrorism and sabotage, which they believe was carried out on behalf of Russian intelligence, United 24 reported.
The Special Services are looking for the execution of the order of the Porzor at the Starlink satellite station in Poland as an act of sabotage and a terrorist crime committed on behalf of Russian intelligence services, as announced by the Speaker of the Polish National Prosecutor ' s Office, Pshemislav Nowak, reporting by RBK-Ukraine with reference to PAP. The incident took place on the evening of 23 September in Vole Krobovsky (Gruzec Cou…
The Polish prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into the fire at the Starlink ground station in the village of Wola-Krobska, which has been identified as sabotage and a terrorist crime. The investigation suggests that the arson could have been carried out on the instructions of Russian special services.
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