Poland Calls Starlink Station Fire Sabotage, Citing Threat to Ukraine Links
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 24
Poland Calls Starlink Station Fire Sabotage, Citing Threat to Ukraine Links
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 24
Summary
A fire at a state-owned Starlink-linked satellite station in Wola Krobowska was deliberately set to disrupt internet traffic used by institutions including the Ukrainian army, Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said.
The station in central Poland remains operational, but Gawkowski said early evidence points to a method consistent with a “new Russian doctrine of attack”; the Kremlin has not commented and investigators are still working.
Donald Tusk stopped short of declaring sabotage with “100% certainty,” though he said the incident “looks bad,” after Poland also reported a Russian military helicopter briefly violated its airspace on Wednesday.
The accusation lands as Denmark warned Russia could intensify hybrid warfare against Europe, and after Germany blamed Moscow for an attempted drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport while France moved to harden critical infrastructure.