Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) has detained six individuals on suspicion of collaborating with Russian special services and illegally supplying military-grade components to Russia. According to the investigation, members of the group transported materials used in the production of ammunition and weapons systems.
The results of the operation were announced on November 5 by Poland's Internal Security Agency. Among those detained are five Polish citizens aged 25 to 52 and a 37-year-old Russian woman.
According to the Polish prosecutor's office, the suspects may have illegally exported ammunition components worth over 2 million zlotys to Russia. These include cartridge cases and shells supplied without the necessary permits.
As reported by Polish Radio citing National Prosecutor's Office spokesman Przemysław Nowak, the group operated at least from June 2023 to December 2025 in Poland, Lithuania, and Russia.
Investigators believe the group members were involved in purchasing military components, organizing their receipt, and transporting them to Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. Some goods were bought through online stores. Vehicles with hidden compartments were used for transportation. Some shipments were intercepted by Polish border guards.
Polish law enforcement believes the group's activities were connected to Russian special services and aimed at strengthening Russia's military potential. Four of those detained, including the Russian woman, were additionally charged with espionage for the benefit of Russian intelligence with the aim of obtaining material gain.
The court ordered pre-trial detention for four suspects for three months. The other two were subjected to non-custodial preventive measures. All six face charges of participation in an organized criminal group and violations of international trade regulations concerning strategic goods and technologies.
ABW operational activities lasted from October 21 to November 2, 2026. During this period, law enforcement conducted searches at 21 locations in the Warmian-Masurian, Pomeranian, and Greater Poland Voivodeships.
Polish Minister-Coordinator of Special Services Tomasz Siemoniak stated that Russian intelligence is increasingly engaging criminal groups for tasks in exchange for monetary compensation. According to him, since early 2024, approximately 100 individuals have been granted suspect status in ABW investigations related to espionage and sabotage.
The investigation is supervised by the Podlasie Branch of Poland's National Prosecutor's Office in Białystok. Investigative actions are carried out by ABW officers from Olsztyn. Polish special services continue to establish all circumstances of the group's activities.
Sources: Poland's Internal Security Agency, Polish Radio, Kurier Szczeciński / PAP
