Poland Tightens Ukraine Aid Hub Security Over Sabotage Concerns

  • Rzeszow-Jasionka airport has handled the bulk of western aid
  • Interior minister says interference is at unprecedented level
A US Air Force C-17 Globemaster cargo plane at Rzeszow-Jasionka airport.Photographer: Wojtek Radwanski/AFP/Getty Images
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Polish authorities are stepping up security around the main transit hub for foreign military aid to Ukraine as a series of arrests announced this weekBloomberg Terminal lay bare mounting concerns over Russian-backed sabotage operations.

Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak confirmed that measures are being taken to boost security around the Rzeszow-Jasionka airport. Located less than 100 km (62 miles) from the Ukrainian border, the facility has handled as much as 90% of western materiel headed to the frontline. It’s also become a main stopover point for foreign officials visiting Kyiv.