Poland to deploy 10,000 soldiers to protect critical infrastructure Following railway explosions

Poland has announced the deployment of 10,000 military personnel as part of Operation “Horizon,” marking the country’s largest domestic military mobilisation in recent years.

Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced on X that the operation aims to strengthen the protection of critical infrastructure and prevent potential sabotage across the country, Caliber.Az reports.

10 000 żołnierzy w ramach operacji #Horyzont, będzie współpracować na terenie całej Polski ze służbami podległymi @MSWiA_GOV_PL, aby jeszcze skuteczniej chronić infrastrukturę krytyczną oraz zapobiegać atakom dywersji.

Wykorzystując zdolności wojsk operacyjnych oraz… pic.twitter.com/2H9wdqR4nR

— Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz (@KosiniakKamysz) November 19, 2025

The post reads that the deployed troops, including operational forces and units from the Territorial Defense Forces (WOT, Terytorialsi), will work closely with units from the Ministry of the Interior and Administration (MSWiA).

In addition to personnel, the operation will make use of military equipment, mobile security systems, and reconnaissance complexes, the minister wrote.

The initiative, approved by Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Andrzej Duda, and reported by several Polish media outlets, begins on November 21 with an aim to safeguard railways, ports, and energy facilities from potential sabotage amid escalating hybrid threats from Russia.

The move comes as a response to the November 16 sabotage explosion on the Warsaw-Lublin railway line, which Warsaw attributes to Russian-orchestrated hybrid warfare.

Polish intelligence attributes it to Moscow's efforts to disrupt Ukraine aid logistics and sow domestic unrest, amid warnings of heightened risks during the Christmas season. Similar incidents—GPS jamming at airports, drone incursions, and cyberattacks—have prompted Poland to close Russia's last consulate in Gdansk.

By Khagan Isayev