Poland’s Tusk Says Act of Sabotage Behind Railway Explosion

Donald Tusk visits the site of an explosion on a railway route in eastern Poland, in a photo released on Nov. 17.Source: Donald Tusk

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By Piotr Bujnicki and Zosia Wanat

November 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM UTC

Updated on

November 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM UTC

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said an explosion that damaged a railway route linking Poland with Ukraine was an act of sabotage, as the country confronts rising hybrid threats from Russia.

“The explosion was most possibly intended to blow up a train on the route,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in a video posted on X.