Polish factory fire: Tusk accuses Russia of terrorist attack
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has stated that the fire at a factory producing drones for Ukraine is an intentional act by Russia. The prosecutor's office qualified the incident as a terrorist crime.
Russia accused of deliberate burning of Polish defence factory
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk accuses Russia of the fire that broke out at WB Electronics factory last Monday, according to Politico. According to Tusk, this was an intentional act of arson – part of a broader escalation of Moscow's actions in Europe.
"This is a further escalation of Russia's actions in Europe," the Prime Minister stated, adding that such incidents "will certainly not be the last".
WB Electronics is one of Poland's largest private defence companies, producing drones and ammunition that Ukraine uses against Russian armed forces. The fire was quickly extinguished, with no casualties reported.
On the same day, Poland's prosecutor's office qualified the incident as a "terrorist crime" carried out by a "foreign intelligence service", connected to deliberate arson.
In addition to this case, a fire also broke out the same week at an aerospace and space components manufacturing company based in Lublin. The company produces aircraft and helicopter parts.
15min recalls that earlier in August, an attempt was made to burn down a factory of a Ukrainian unmanned aircraft manufacturer in Slovakia. Police there detained three suspects – two Latvian citizens and a Ukrainian national, and during searches found flammable material and attack plans.
Also in August, three drones with explosive materials were discovered in eastern Germany near the Leipzig-Halle airport. One was found next to a Ukrainian Antonov aircraft, used for transporting weapons.
On Tuesday, the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz officially accused Russia of the attack for the first time and announced retaliatory measures. European Union officials supported Germany and urged additional visa restrictions on Russian citizens.
Source: 15min