Polish Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski announced that a fire on September 23, 2026, at an Exatel-owned Starlink satellite station in Wola Krobowska was a deliberate act of sabotage. The blaze engulfed the power system and backup generator, aiming to disrupt internet access for institutions including the Ukrainian military. While the station remains operational and Russia denies involvement, Polish officials state the attack aligns with Russia's new doctrine of hybrid warfare.
Polish assessments of potential sabotage
- ▪Polish Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski stated the fire at the Starlink station in Wola Krobowska was deliberate sabotage designed to disable the facility and disrupt internet access for the Ukrainian military, which relies on Starlink terminals
- ▪Polish Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski stated that while responsibility has not been established, many signs suggest the Starlink station fire in Wola Krobowska aligns with Russia's new doctrine of attack
- ▪Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated on September 24, 2026, that he disliked labeling the Starlink station fire in Wola Krobowska as sabotage without 100% certainty, but remarked that "it looks bad."
The fire at the Wola Krobowska station
- ▪A fire broke out on the night of Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at a state-owned ground-based Starlink satellite communications station in Wola Krobowska, central Poland
- ▪The state-owned Polish satellite station in Wola Krobowska is owned by telecommunications company Exatel and transmits internet traffic through Poland to countries including Ukraine
- ▪The fire at the Polish Starlink station engulfed its power station and backup generator but the facility remains operational and is currently running normally
Danish intelligence warnings on Russian threats
- ▪Denmark's intelligence service stated on September 24, 2026, that it expects Russia to escalate hybrid warfare, including cyberattacks, sabotage, or misinformation, in the coming months
- ▪Denmark's intelligence service issued a threat assessment on September 24, 2026, warning of a low but growing risk that Russia could launch a limited military attack against NATO countries
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