--- title: "Tusk: Poland Averted a Nighttime Threat to a Border Crossing with Ukraine and Expects Russian Attacks to Be Repeated" description: "Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that during the night of September 10, a direct threat to a border checkpoint on the border with Ukraine was averted. Warsaw expects Russian attacks of the type of the strike on the Moldovan crossing to be repeated." date: 2026-09-10T16:28:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/tusk-poland-russia-border-crossing-threat-en tags: [poland, ukraine, russia, border-security, donald-tusk, eu-eastern-flank] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Tusk: Poland Averted a Nighttime Threat to a Border Crossing with Ukraine and Expects Russian Attacks to Be Repeated ![Polish PM Donald Tusk speaks at a microphone, commenting on the thwarted threat to the border crossing with Ukraine and readiness for possible new Russian attacks](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/10/tusk-poland-russia-border-crossing-threat/tusk-poland-russia-border-crossing-threat-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - Tusk reported averting a direct threat to one of the Polish-Ukrainian checkpoints during the night of September 10. - The prime minister cited the Russian strike on the Moldovan "Starkozache" crossing on September 9, in which two people were killed, as a precedent. - Tusk stated that he had received a "sufficiently accurate report" from the CIA about possible events in the coming months. - The prime minister considers the fire at the factory in Skarżysko-Kamienna to be intentional sabotage. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that during the night of September 10, Polish and Ukrainian services averted a direct threat to one of the checkpoints on the border with Ukraine. According to him, Warsaw is preparing for a scenario in which Russia, continuing to strike at trade and logistics routes, may repeat such provocations at Polish-Ukrainian crossings as well. The statement came against the backdrop of a recent Russian drone strike on a Moldovan border crossing in which people were killed. ### Averting a Threat Overnight "Last night, thanks to cooperation between our services and our Ukrainian counterparts, a direct threat to one of the border crossings was neutralized," Tusk said. The prime minister did not disclose the nature of the neutralized threat — it is unclear whether it involved a drone, a missile, or some other form of interference — but emphasized that the incident was detected and stopped during the night of September 10. The very fact of publicly confirming such an episode on the border with Ukraine became one of the most resonant signals of a rising threat level on the EU's eastern flank. ### Previous Precedent: Strike on a Moldovan Crossing Tusk referred to the events of September 9, when Russian attack drones struck the "Starkozache" international checkpoint on the Ukraine-Moldova border in Odesa Oblast; as a result, two people were killed, and among the civilian population in the vicinity there were also injured. It was this episode that the prime minister cited as an example of "provocative attacks on border crossing points," after which, in his assessment, similar actions should be expected on other directions, "in particular in Poland." ### CIA Intelligence and the Readiness of the EU's Eastern Flank On Thursday, Tusk stated that he had received "a sufficiently accurate report directly from the CIA about possible events in the coming months," which, according to him, is consistent with the warnings he had voiced months earlier. The politician called on Poland and all of Europe to plan for various scenarios and be ready not only for developments on the Russian-Ukrainian front, but also for possible provocations on the EU's eastern flank. He emphasized that the countries of Eastern Europe must be prepared for potential Russian provocations. ### Arson at a Factory in Skarżysko-Kamienna Separately, Tusk expressed his conviction that the fire at the factory producing drone components in the town of Skarżysko-Kamienna was an intentional arson and an act of sabotage. The prime minister warned that "the coming weeks and months will be difficult," linking the series of incidents — from the border threat to the arson — into a single picture of growing pressure on the region's infrastructure. ### What This Means for the Region Taken together, Tusk's statements mark a shift in Warsaw's rhetoric: from general warnings about risks to the confirmation of specific averted incidents on the border. For Poland and neighboring countries, this means a heightened readiness regime at the border and logistics hubs through which supplies to Ukraine pass, and for Brussels — an additional argument in favor of strengthening the protection of the EU's eastern flank. At the same time, the details of the nighttime incident and the nature of the "neutralized threat" remain classified, leaving room for further clarifications. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Tusk: Poland Expects Russian Attacks on Border Checkpoints](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/tusk-polshcha-ochikue-atak-rf-prikordonnih-1789057409.html) - Первичное изложение заявления Туска: предотвращение угрозы в ночь на 10 сентября, ссылка на удар по Молдове, отчет ЦРУ, поджог в Скаржиско-Каменна. - [Russia May Attack the Ukraine-Poland Border: Tusk Warns of Threat](https://glavred.info/war/rf-mozhet-atakovat-granicu-ukrainy-s-polshey-tusk-predupredil-ob-ugroze-10795694.html) - Подтверждает предупреждение Туска об угрозе для польско-украинских пунктов пропуска. - [Tusk Warns of Possible Russian Attacks on Polish-Ukrainian Checkpoints](https://ru.slovoidilo.ua/2026/09/10/novost/politika/tusk-predupredil-vozmozhnyx-atakax-rf-polsko-ukrainskie-punkty-propuska) - Согласуется с датой 10.09.2026 и содержанием заявления премьера. - [Russia Will Strike the Ukrainian-Polish Border in the Near Future, Says Tusk](https://www.unian.net/world/voyna-v-ukraine-rossiya-mozhet-nanesti-udar-po-punktam-propuska-na-granice-s-polshey-donald-tusk-13496118.html) - Подтверждает тезис об ожидаемых ударах по пунктам пропуска на границе с Польшей. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: What exactly happened on the Polish-Ukrainian border during the night of September 10? **A:** According to Tusk, thanks to cooperation between Polish and Ukrainian services, a "direct threat" to one of the border crossings was neutralized. The prime minister did not disclose the nature of the threat or the technical details of the incident. ### Q: What does Tusk link the expectation of attacks on Polish checkpoints to? **A:** To the precedent of September 9, when Russian drones struck the Moldovan "Starkozache" checkpoint on the border with Ukraine, in which two people were killed. Tusk believes that Russia may repeat similar provocations in Poland as well. ### Q: What did Tusk say about intelligence? **A:** He stated that he had received a "sufficiently accurate report" from the CIA about possible events in the coming months, which, according to him, is consistent with his earlier warnings, and called on the EU to prepare for various scenarios on the eastern flank. ### Q: What is known about the fire in Skarżysko-Kamienna? **A:** Tusk expressed his conviction that the fire at the factory producing drone components was an intentional arson and an act of sabotage, and warned that the coming weeks and months would be difficult.