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Poland has described a fire at a Starlink satellite station in the central part of the country as a deliberate act of sabotage, while Denmark’s intelligence service warned that Russia could intensify hybrid warfare in the coming months.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said the fire in the Masovian Voivodeship was “deliberately designed to disable the station” and disrupt internet access for various institutions, including the Ukrainian army, according to Polish public broadcaster TVP Info.
Gawkowski said an investigation was under way, adding that “many indications suggest” the incident was consistent with a “new Russian doctrine of attack”. The Kremlin has not commented on the allegations.
Fire at Polish station remains under investigation
The fire broke out on Wednesday night at a state-owned satellite station in Wola Krobowska. The facility remains operational and transmits internet traffic through Poland to countries including Ukraine, using systems provided by SpaceX through Starlink terminals.
Hybrid warfare generally refers to non-military methods used to exert pressure on or destabilise an adversary, including cyberattacks, sabotage and disinformation. Such operations are often carried out through proxies, while Russia has consistently denied involvement.
Denmark warns of growing risk
Denmark’s intelligence service said it expected Russia to escalate its hybrid activities in the coming months. It assessed that a direct attack remained “highly unlikely”, but warned of “a low but growing risk” that Moscow could launch a limited military attack against Nato countries.
Several European Nato members have recently warned that Russia may be preparing operations to test their commitment to supporting Ukraine. Moscow denies such plans. Germany earlier this month blamed Russia for an attempted drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport, while France ordered the preparation of a plan to protect critical infrastructure and defence industry sites.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said that Moscow does not plan to attack Nato states. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier this month that Europe was discussing preparations for war, warning that any European attack on Russia would result in a conflict different from the war in Ukraine.
Overnight strikes kill civilians in Ukraine
Russia launched overnight attacks on Ukraine, with Kharkiv and Kyiv among the areas most affected. In Kharkiv, six people were killed and 12 injured in a strike on a farm in the village of Stara Hnylytsia, Ukraine’s state emergency service said. The victims were agricultural workers sorting vegetables, and four of those killed were women, according to the head of the Kharkiv region.
Two people were killed and eight injured in Kyiv, emergency services said. More than 50 civilian facilities were damaged, including a maternity hospital. The hospital’s director said a woman gave birth to a boy in a shelter during the attack.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces had struck Ukrainian defence facilities, logistics and telecommunications centres, as well as vessels used by the military.
Moldova’s president said four Russian drones had entered Moldovan airspace, with at least one exploding. Romania reported that one drone had crashed on its territory.
At the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for ballistic interceptors to protect civilians and urged the United States to assist Ukraine. He also said Kyiv would seek to target Russia’s energy sector over the winter.
Zelensky’s remarks came as Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev travelled to the United States for meetings with officials from the administration of President Donald Trump, including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Reuters reported, citing two sources.
Lavrov told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that there would be no pause in the war.
