Poland suspects fire at Starlink station was act of sabotage
Officials said the blaze damaged critical telecommunications infrastructure and disrupted internet access for Ukraine-linked services, with investigators treating it as deliberate sabotage.
- 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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Polish Deputy PM says Starlink station fire possibly Russian sabotage
Gawkowski said there were indications that the fire, which broke out at the station in Wola Krobowska, in Poland's Masovian Voivodeship, on the evening of Sept. 23, may have been an attempt to disrupt its operations.
Poland Strongly Suspects Russia Was Behind Starlink Fire
Poland says a middle-of-the-night blaze at a key Starlink hub was no accident. Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski says the Wednesday night fire at the state-owned station in central Poland was a deliberate "act of sabotage" liked at disrupting internet access for institutions including the Ukrainian military, the BBC reports....
The power supply system of a Polish Starlink station was set on fire. The attack may have also compromised the internet connection of the Ukrainian military.
The fire of a Polish Star Link station has also disrupted the Internet access of the Ukrainian army. The digital minister assumes an attack in the context of the »new Russian attack doctrine«.
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