The fire at the Polish state satellite station occurred on Wednesday night in Wola Krobowska. It remains operational. The deputy prime minister said it transmits internet traffic through Poland to countries such as Ukraine, and uses SpaceX systems that provide connectivity through Starlink terminals. Asked about the incident at a news conference with Bulgaria’s leader on Thursday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he didn’t like to “label something sabotage versus accident without 100% certainty, but it looks bad.” Also on Thursday, Moldova’s president said four Russian drones crossed its airspace, with at least one exploding, while Romania’s Defense Ministry said a drone crashed in its territory. On Wednesday, Poland also said a Russian military helicopter briefly violated its airspace, forcing it to send in fighter jets. Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said that Moscow does not plan to attack NATO states. Earlier this month, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said it was Europe talking about preparing for war, adding: “If Europe attacks Russia, it will be a completely different war.” [from that in Ukraine]and it will be very brief.” Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and Moscow currently controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory, including the Crimean peninsula annexed in 2014. Ukraine is now experiencing round-the-clock attacks and near-constant alerts. In Kharkiv, six people were killed and 12 others were wounded in a Russian attack on a farm in the village of Stara Hnylytsia, Ukraine’s state emergency services said. It said they were agricultural workers. workers sorting vegetables, and the head of the Kharkiv region added that four were women.
