Polish Prime Minister Says Explosion on Railway Line an Act of Sabotage

The line connects Warsaw to the Ukrainian border and is ‘crucially important for delivering aid to Ukraine,’ Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk (second right) visits the site of the rail line that was damaged by sabotage, near Deblin, Poland, on Nov. 17, 2025. KPRM/AP Photo

An explosion over the weekend that damaged a railway track linking Warsaw to southeastern Poland was an “act of sabotage,” the country’s prime minister said on Nov. 17.

According to the Polish Press Agency, Poland’s national news agency, a train driver on the Warsaw-Lublin line had reported track irregularities near Mika, about 62 miles southeast of Warsaw, at 7:39 a.m. on Nov. 16.