Fire at Starlink Station in Poland May Have Been Deliberate

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk commented on the fire at the Starlink ground station in the Masovian Voivodeship. He urged against drawing final conclusions until law enforcement determines the cause of the blaze.

This was reported by PAP.

Tusk noted that he does not want to call the incident sabotage without one hundred percent certainty, but, in his words, the situation "does not look good."

"I do not like to label something without one hundred percent certainty whether it is sabotage or an accident," the Polish prime minister said.

Poland’s Minister of the Interior and Administration, Marcin Kierwinski, said that the circumstances of the fire will be thoroughly examined by the State Fire Service, the police, and the prosecutor’s office.

At the same time, he noted that it is hard to assume randomness in such incidents, but called for giving law enforcement the opportunity to conduct an investigation.

Kierwinski also said that, in his view, Russia has reached a new level of hybrid warfare against Europe.

The fire at the Starlink ground station in the village of Wola Krobowska in the Masovian Voivodeship occurred on the evening of 23 September.

According to preliminary conclusions by Polish authorities, the station may have been deliberately set on fire. A short circuit in the electrical system is also being considered among possible causes.

Poland’s Minister of Digitization, Krzysztof Gawkowski, said there are strong signs that the blaze may have been an intentional attempt to disrupt the station’s operations.

The incident came against the backdrop of Tusk’s prior statements about possible Russian hybrid attacks against European countries that support Ukraine. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul also warned of increased Russian aggression toward Europe.