On the night of September 23-24, 2026, a fire broke out at a Starlink ground station facility located in the village of Wola Krobowska, just south of Warsaw, Poland. Firefighters were dispatched around 9 p.m. The fire is suspected to be an act of deliberate arson. Polish Digital Affairs Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski stated that the modus operandi points to Russian hybrid warfare tactics aimed at paralyzing critical infrastructure such as telecommunications, water, gas, and electricity, intending to incite panic. The facility is owned by Exatel, a Polish state telecommunications operator, and is used by Starlink (SpaceX) among other internet providers, supporting internet transmission across Poland and Ukraine. Polish police and the Internal Security Agency (ABW) are investigating the incident. Other officials, including Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek and ABW spokesman Jacek Dobrzyński, have confirmed suspicions of arson but note investigations are ongoing. This attack fits within a broader pattern of Russian sabotage, including recent arson attacks on a drone plant in Poland and multiple violations of Polish airspace by Russian military assets. The incident underscores continued hybrid warfare pressures faced by Poland and the region amid Russia's war against Ukraine.

On the night of September 23-24, 2026, a fire broke out at a Starlink ground station facility located in the village of Wola Krobowska, just south of Warsaw, Poland. Firefighters were dispatched around 9 p.m. The fire is suspected to be an act of deliberate arson. Polish Digital Affairs Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski stated that the modus operandi points to Russian hybrid warfare tactics aimed at paralyzing critical infrastructure such as telecommunications, water, gas, and electricity, intending to incite panic. The facility is owned by Exatel, a Polish state telecommunications operator, and is used by Starlink (SpaceX) among other internet providers, supporting internet transmission across Poland and Ukraine. Polish police and the Internal Security Agency (ABW) are investigating the incident. Other officials, including Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek and ABW spokesman Jacek Dobrzyński, have confirmed suspicions of arson but note investigations are ongoing. This attack fits within a broader pattern of Russian sabotage, including recent arson attacks on a drone plant in Poland and multiple violations of Polish airspace by Russian military assets. The incident underscores continued hybrid warfare pressures faced by Poland and the region amid Russia's war against Ukraine.