On the night of February 24-25, unknown persons attacked a train with Ukrainian grain in the town of Kotomezh in north-central Poland. The vandals opened more than 8 cars with corn - the grain was dumped on the side of the railroad. The cargo was in transit through Poland to the port city of Gdansk, and from there it was supposed to be shipped to other countries of the world. Ukrainian railroad "Ukrzaliznytsia" specifies that about 180 tons of grain was dumped:
«Ukrzaliznytsia actually daily records the systematic spoilage of Ukrainian cargo on the territory of Poland. This is a crime against Ukraine, which is out of control. And the longer the situation will be given insufficient attention from the Polish side and appropriate decisions will not be taken, the more complicated and uncontrollable the situation will be», — the message says.
The perpetrators of the sabotage have not been found. Polish police have already launched an investigation. It is worth noting that it was the protest groups of Polish farmers in social networks Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter) that were the first to write about the incident. Members of these groups reacted to the news with joy. Hubert Ojdan, a farmer protest activist and member of the Confederation Party, which is suspected of having ties to Russia, was also very happy about the incident. He wryly remarked that allegedly a "closing mechanism" had "broken" in the wagons.
Ukrainian authorities are demanding a thorough investigation into the incident. Ukrainian Minister of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov noted that the Ukrainian side fulfills its obligations in good faith. He recalled that, according to the agreements, Ukraine does not export some types of agro-products to the territory of Poland.
«This is confirmed at the official level — neither cereals, nor corn, nor rapeseed — do not stay there,» Kubrakov emphasized.
The minister also noted that this is the fourth case of vandalism at Polish railroad stations. "The fourth case of impunity and irresponsibility," he noted.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal believes that such actions could be part of Russia's hybrid warfare:
«The protests are taking place against the backdrop of Russia's hybrid war in Europe. We should not forget this. There is support for radical and pro-Russian political forces in the entire European Union, particularly in Poland. This, of course, creates all the terrible things we see when spilling the grain, when acting illegally,» he said at the forum «Ukraine. Year 2024».
