Overview
- A fire broke out at the WB Electronics plant in Skarżysko-Kamienna on Monday, Aug. 31, firefighters put the blaze out, no one was injured and one part of the facility was damaged.
- Polish prosecutors have opened a criminal probe, called the blaze a 'terrorist crime,' said a device with flammable material may have been used, and reported the suspected arsonist remains at large.
- Investigators cited surveillance footage and alarm logs that show an unidentified, masked person entering the site shortly before the fire, and Poland’s security agencies are collecting and analysing evidence.
- WB Electronics is a major manufacturer of drone components, loitering munitions and communications gear used by Poland and Ukraine, which makes the firm a sensitive link in NATO and EU supply chains.
- Authorities and Western intelligence place this case in a string of 2026 fires and sabotage at European defence suppliers that some officials view as a possible Russian-style hybrid campaign, a development likely to raise security checks and political pressure on Moscow.