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Poland Warns Russia Using Crime-Style Sabotage Ahead Election

5/10/2026

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Polish intelligence says Russian sabotage has shifted from disposable operatives to organized-crime-style cells.
An explosion on 17 November 2025 damaged a railway line in Mika near Garwolin, treated as sabotage.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on X that Russia ordered the 12 May 2024 arson of the Marywilska 44 shopping centre.
Analysts warn Russia aims to destabilize Poland and push next year’s parliamentary elections toward a far-right, anti-Ukrainian government.

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Polish intelligence says Russian sabotage has shifted from disposable operatives to organized-crime-style cells.
An explosion on 17 November 2025 damaged a railway line in Mika near Garwolin, treated as sabotage.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on X that Russia ordered the 12 May 2024 arson of the Marywilska 44 shopping centre.
Analysts warn Russia aims to destabilize Poland and push next year’s parliamentary elections toward a far-right, anti-Ukrainian government.