Poland To Put Accomplice Of Railway Sabotage Organizers On Trial

Reform.news Editorial Team · 12 November 2026, 12:51

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An indictment against Ukrainian national Vladimir B. has been filed with the Warsaw District Court. He is charged with working for Russian intelligence and assisting those who organized railway sabotage in 2025.

According to the prosecution, on November 15, 2025, Ukrainian nationals Alexander K. (Kononov, ed.) and Yevgeny I. (Ivanov, ed.) planted an explosive device near the village of Mika in Garwolin County, on the Warsaw–Dorohusk railway line No. 7, and detonated it beneath a passing freight train. The train continued along the tracks, followed by several other trains, including passenger services. By sheer luck, and because the trains passed over the damaged section at high speed, a disaster was avoided. The damage to the track worsened as trains passed over it. Eventually, a driver of a regional train noticed it, stopped and reported the explosion on the tracks.

The same individuals also placed two special metal devices on the tracks near the village of Gołąb in Puławy County between October 1 and November 16, 2025. The devices could have caused a train to derail.

Alexander K. and Yevgeny I. left Poland after carrying out the acts of sabotage. They are wanted, including through Interpol. Last year, reports said the men had crossed the border between Poland and Belarus.

According to the prosecution, Vladimir B. drove Yevgeny I. to the area of the planned sabotage. During the journey, the saboteur conducted reconnaissance, selected a location for planting the explosive device and placing the metal objects on the tracks, and identified a site for installing video-recording equipment.