Poland calls Starlink station fire sabotage as Denmark warns of Russian threat

September 24, 2026 at 04:16 PM2 min

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Polish Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said a fire at a Starlink satellite station in central Poland was a deliberate act of sabotage. The fire in Wola Krobowska broke out Wednesday night and remains operational. Denmark's intelligence service issued a new threat assessment warning of a low but growing risk of a limited Russian military attack against NATO countries.

Key Facts

Polish Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said the fire at the Starlink station in Masovian Voivodeship was deliberately designed to disable the station and disrupt internet access for institutions including the Ukrainian army.
Denmark's intelligence service assessed a low but growing risk that Russia could launch a limited military attack against NATO countries in the coming months.
In Kharkiv, six people were killed and twelve injured in a Russian strike on a farm in the village of Stara Hnylytsia, according to Ukraine's state emergency services.
In Kyiv, two people were killed and eight others injured overnight, emergency services said.

Starlink Station Fire

The fire at the state-owned Polish satellite station broke out on Wednesday night in Wola Krobowska. Deputy Prime Minister Gawkowski told TVP Info that the fire was deliberately designed to disable the station and disrupt internet access for various institutions, including the Ukrainian army. He said an investigation was ongoing but many indications suggest the attack fits into a new Russian doctrine of attack. The station remains operational and transmits internet traffic through Poland to countries including Ukraine using SpaceX systems that provide connectivity via Starlink terminals. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at a news conference with Bulgaria's leader on Thursday that he disliked labelling something as sabotage versus an accident without 100% certainty, but it looks bad.

Danish Threat Assessment

Denmark's intelligence service issued a new threat assessment saying it expects Russia to escalate hybrid warfare in the coming months. It said an attack remained highly unlikely but warned of a low but growing risk that Russia could launch a limited military attack against NATO countries. In recent weeks a number of European NATO members have said Russia may be preparing attacks to test their commitment to supporting Ukraine, which Moscow denies. Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said Moscow does not plan to attack NATO states. Earlier this month, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said it was Europe speaking about preparing for war, adding that if Europe attacks Russia, it will be a completely different war and very short.

Russian Strikes in Ukraine

In Kharkiv, six people were killed and twelve others injured in a Russian strike on a farm in the village of Stara Hnylytsia, Ukraine's state emergency services said. The victims were agricultural workers sorting vegetables, with the head of the Kharkiv region adding that four were women. In Kyiv, two people were killed and eight others injured overnight, emergency services said. Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and Moscow currently controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory, including the Crimea peninsula annexed in 2014.