Tusk on fire at Starlink station in Poland: "It does not look good"

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has commented on a fire at a Starlink ground station in the Masovian Voivodeship, saying it was unlikely to have been accidental.

As reported by Polish news agency PAP, Tusk said he "does not like to make definitions without 100% certainty as to what constitutes sabotage and what is an accident", but added that "it does not look good".

Meanwhile, Marcin Kierwiński, Minister of the Interior and Administration, stressed that the circumstances of the incident will be thoroughly investigated by the State Fire Service, police and prosecutors.

"But it is difficult to imagine that there are coincidences in such matters. Let's let the police do their job calmly," he said.

The minister also believes there is no doubt that Russia has taken its hybrid war against Europe to a new level.

The fire at a Starlink satellite communications ground station located in the Polish village of Wola Krobowska broke out on the evening of 23 September.

Initial findings indicate that the substation was probably set on fire deliberately. A short circuit in the electrical system is also being considered as a possible cause.

Polish Digitalisation Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said there were strong indications that the fire had been a deliberate attempt to disrupt the station's operation.

Tusk recently said that Russia is planning hybrid attacks against countries supporting Ukraine.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul also warned of an escalation of Russia's aggression against Europe.