The prosecutor from the Masovian Branch of the Department for Organized Crime and Corruption of the National Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw initiated on Monday (November 17, 2025) investigation into acts of sabotage of a terrorist nature, aimed at railway infrastructure and committed for the benefit of foreign intelligence against the Republic of Poland.
“The subject of the investigation is the damage to the infrastructure of railway line No. 7 on the Warszawa Wschodnia-Dorohusk route on November 15-17, including damage to the tracks using explosives near the town of Mika (Garwoliński poviat) and damage to the tracks near the town of Gołąb (Puławy poviat). These actions brought a direct risk of a disaster in land traffic, threatening the life and health of many people and property on a large scale,” we read in statement from the prosecutor's office.
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Acts of sabotage on the railways. Threatened with life imprisonment
Proceedings were initiated for aggravated crime under Art. 130 § 7 of the Penal Code, art. 174 § 1 of the Penal Code and Art. 171 § 1 of the Penal Code, punishable by law life imprisonment.
The investigation will be conducted by team of prosecutors. The team will include prosecutors from the above-mentioned Masovian PZ PK department and officers of the Internal Security Agency and the Central Police Investigation Bureau.
“From the beginning of the activities, prosecutors worked at the scene of the incident, including from the Masovian and Lublin branch departments of the PZ PK, as well as from the District Prosecutor's Office in Garwolin and the District Prosecutor's Office in Siedlce. Prosecutors carried out and supervised activities carried out together with officers of the Internal Security Agency and the Police, including the inspection of places and things, aimed at securing traces and evidence of the crime against their loss, distortion or destruction,” said prosecutor Przemysław Nowak, press spokesman for the National Prosecutor's Office.
Donald Tusk called an urgent meeting of the National Security Committee
“Tomorrow morning An extraordinary meeting of the government's National Security Committee will be held with the participation of military commanders, service chiefs and the president's representative” – we read in the Monday entry of the head of the Polish government on the X platform.
On Sunday morning, the train driver reported by phone irregularities in the railway infrastructure in the area of Żyn, poviat. Garwoliński, near the Mika railway station – informed the Provincial Police Headquarters in Radom. According to the Masovian police, a preliminary inspection of the track showed damage to part of it.
“The Internal Security Agency is working in cooperation with the police, prosecutor's office and railway services at the site of the act of sabotage on the Warsaw-Lublin railway route. The latest findings from the actions taken were presented to Prime Minister Donald Tusk” – wrote Tomasz Siemoniak on X.
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Another issue that deals with, among others, ABW is the sudden stop of a passenger train on the Świnoujście-Rzeszów route, which was carrying 475 passengers. The incident took place on Sunday after 21. Initial findings indicate that windows in one of the carriages were broken — most likely due to a damaged traction line.
Experts: the goal of the sabotage was achieved – it was about fear, not about derailing the train
The damage to the line was not intended to derail the train, but to cause fear – security expert prof. told PAP. Bernard Wiśniewski. The event should not be taken lightly, but there is no reason to panic, said Tomasz Safjański, a former CBŚP officer and former head of Interpol.
As noted by prof. Ph.D. Bernard Wiśniewski, director of the Center for Research Methodology in Security Sciences of the WSB University, Polish railways are among the safest in Europe.
Dr. Hab. assesses the situation similarly. Tomasz Safjański, former officer of the Central Police Investigation Bureau and former head of the national structures of Interpol and Europol. In an interview with PAP, he noted that hitting something that is considered safe naturally disturbs Poles' sense of security. “It's not really about financial losses related to the interruption in traffic, but about disturbing the sense of security of citizens,” he argued.
When asked why out of almost 20,000 km of Polish railway lines, the saboteurs' attack was aimed at the Warsaw-Lublin section, prof. Wiśniewski emphasized that the choice of place was not accidental. This line connects Rzeszów – an important aid hub for Ukraine – with the rest of the country. — It can be assumed that the aim was to deliberately disrupt supplies, said the expert.
