Poland's government has declared that a fire at a state-owned Starlink satellite station in central Poland was a deliberate act of sabotage, with Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski stating it was designed to disrupt internet access used by Ukrainian institutions and the Ukrainian army. The incident comes amid broader concerns across NATO Europe about escalating Russian hybrid warfare tactics, with Denmark's intelligence service warning of a "low but growing risk" of potential limited military attacks against NATO countries in the coming months.

The fire broke out Wednesday night at the station in Wola Krobowska, which remains operational and transmits internet traffic through Poland to Ukraine using SpaceX's Starlink systems. The warning from Denmark follows recent incidents across Europe, including Germany's attribution of a drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport to Russia and France's plans to protect critical infrastructure, alongside a Russian military helicopter's brief airspace violation over Poland the same day. Meanwhile, Russian aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities have intensified, with six agricultural workers killed in Kharkiv and two civilians killed in Kyiv overnight into Thursday, with over 50 civilian facilities damaged including a maternity hospital; Russia has also deployed new jet-powered drones that are more difficult to intercept.