Poland Issues Arrest Warrants for Two Ukrainians in Alleged Russia-Ordered Rail Sabotage
Poland National Prosecutor’s Office announced on Thursday it has issued arrest warrants for two Ukrainian citizens suspected of carrying out sabotage on Polish railways on behalf of Russian intelligence.
The prosecutor’s office said 41-year-old Yevgeny Ivanov and 39-year-old Alexander Kononov are suspected of sabotage of a «terrorist nature» in the interests of the Russian Federation’s special services against Poland.
A Warsaw district court approved a prosecution motion to remand both suspects in custody. They are reported to have fled to Belarus after the incidents.
According to the charges, the incidents occurred on railway line No. 7, which connects Warsaw with Dorohusk. In one case, an explosive device was detonated on the tracks near the town of Mika. In a second incident near Golab, the overhead contact line was damaged and metal elements were placed on the rails, creating a derailment risk.
Prosecutors have also charged a third individual, a Ukrainian named Volodymyr B., who is alleged to have assisted Ivanov by scouting the locations for the sabotage preparations. A court ordered him to be held in pre-trial detention for three months.
The investigation into the sabotage of critical rail infrastructure is ongoing.