In Poland, two citizens of Ukraine, aged 24 and 25, were detained on suspicion of espionage and sabotage activities ordered by Russian special services. According to the investigation, the men collected information about strategic facilities and set fire to cars, trying to create the impression of involvement of Ukrainian military personnel.

This was reported on November 10 by the Internal Security Agency of Poland (ABW).

According to Polish law enforcement, the detention took place on November 3 in the city of Mińsk Mazowiecki near Warsaw. The operation was carried out by officers of the Łódź department of the ABW. During searches at the suspects' places of residence and other related locations, electronic data carriers were seized.

The investigation is establishing whether the men were involved in collecting information about critical and military infrastructure in various regions of Poland. According to the ABW, the suspects carried out tasks for Russian special services, for which they received monetary reward, including in cryptocurrency.

A separate episode of the investigation concerns car arsons. According to the prosecution, before the arsons, the men changed the license plates of vehicles to resemble those used by the Ukrainian army.

Polish law enforcement assumes that such actions could have been aimed at concealing the true organizers of the sabotage and creating a false impression of Ukraine's involvement. According to the investigation's assessment, this could be used to spread disinformation and incite anti-Ukrainian sentiments in Polish society.

On November 4, the Łódź branch of the National Prosecutor's Office of Poland initiated criminal proceedings. Both detainees were charged with espionage activities for a foreign intelligence service against Poland and committing sabotage.

The court chose pretrial detention for both men for a period of three months. Under the incriminated articles of the Polish Criminal Code, they face from 10 years of imprisonment to life imprisonment.

The investigation is ongoing under the supervision of the National Prosecutor's Office of Poland. The court will determine the guilt of the detainees.

Based on materials from: Internal Security Agency of Poland (ABW)