Polish PM Says Fire at Defence Manufacturer Was Arson
Donald Tusk said investigators found no doubt the Skarżysko-Kamienna blaze was sabotage, as police and security agents probe related factory fires.
- On Wednesday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared the fire at a defence manufacturer in Poland "deliberate arson." The blaze occurred early Monday at the Group facility in Skar|ysko-Kamienna.
- Tusk described recent incidents as "a continuation of Russia's escalation efforts throughout the region." Last Sunday, a large fire damaged a JFG Composites warehouse in Lublin that produces aviation components.
- Polish police and the Internal Security Agency are investigating the fire, which occurred while the facility was closed. The Group produces reconnaissance drones for Ukraine and no injuries were reported.
- Following German accusations that Russia was behind an explosive-laden drone incident in Leipzig, both the European Union and Ireland summoned Russian ambassadors in Brussels and Dublin to express concerns.
- Russia has denied involvement in previous alleged sabotage on Polish soil, including a 2024 fire near Warsaw. Tusk warned these incidents "are not the first cases and certainly, what is worse, not the last.
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The fire at the drone factory in the Polish city of Skarżysko-Kamienna was undoubtedly caused by sabotage, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, adding that it was a further escalation of the conflict by the Russian Federation. The local Onet server reported this. According to the Prime Minister, it is also possible that the fire at the factory in Lublin was also started intentionally.
The fire at the Polish defense company WB Electronics factory was an “arson attack” organized by Russia. This was stated by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, quoted by Politico, reports News.bg. “This is a continuation of Russia’s escalating actions in Europe,” Tusk said. According to him, these are “not the first cases and, what’s worse, they certainly won’t be the last.” On the day of the attack, Polish prosecutors classified the incident as …
A fire at a Polish factory that produces drones for Ukraine was an "arson attack" likely orchestrated by Russia, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, according to Politico.
The Polish Prime Minister classified as a "sabotage act" the fire in a drone factory in central Poland and related the case to a number of recent incidents in Europe, including the frustrated attack at Leipzig airport. Donald Tusk did not point directly to responsibilities, but alerted to an intensification of Russian destabilisation actions in the region
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