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Poland calls Starlink station fire deliberate sabotage
BBC News··2d ago
Polish Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said a fire at a Starlink satellite station in Masovian Voivodeship was deliberate sabotage. He told TVP Info the blaze aimed to disrupt internet access for institutions including the Ukrainian army. The fire broke out Wednesday night in Wola Krobowska. The station remains operational. The Kremlin has not commented.
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What It Means For You
- Starlink traffic routed through Poland toward Ukraine could face further disruption if similar sites are hit.
- Nato publics are hearing fresh warnings about hybrid attacks short of open war.
- Denmark's assessment keeps a full Russian military attack highly unlikely but rising at the margin.
What's Happening
- Gawkowski said many indications point to a Russian doctrine of attack; Moscow has not replied.
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk said labelling sabotage versus accident needs certainty, but the incident looks bad.
- Poland also said a Russian military helicopter briefly violated its airspace on Wednesday.
Wider European alerts
- Germany this month blamed Russia for an attempted drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport.
- France ordered plans to protect critical infrastructure and defence industry sites.
- Denmark's intelligence service expects Russia to escalate hybrid warfare in coming months.
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