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• Maciej Martewicz
A fire on Sept. 23 damaged antenna infrastructure and power systems at a Starlink ground station in Wola Krobowska, central Poland. Polish authorities are investigating the incident as deliberate sabotage, saying the apparent objective was to disrupt connectivity used by institutions including Ukraine’s military.
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A fire on Sept. 23 damaged antenna infrastructure and power systems at a Starlink ground station in Wola Krobowska, central Poland. Polish authorities are investigating the incident as deliberate sabotage, saying the apparent objective was to disrupt connectivity used by institutions including Ukraine’s military.
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