The interior safety Agency stopped 8 people suspected of preparing acts of diversion in Poland. In total, in fresh months, 55 people have been detained by Russian intelligence.
The Prime Minister reported that all traces lead east and the Russians frequently recruit pro-Russian Ukrainian citizens. He pointed out that various nationalities are among the detainees, and that the government's actions are not only preventive.
Cooperation of peculiar Services
Minister of peculiar Services Coordinator Tomasz Siemoniak (PSL) added that cases concern the recognition of military facilities and critical infrastructure and the preparation of measures for diversion acts. Homeland safety is working closely with the Military Counterintelligence Service, the police and the prosecution.
Eight detentions afraid 3 short-term cases. Siemoniak pointed out that after a certain break 1 can talk about the strength of the Russian activities.
Minister Siemoniak's press spokesperson Jacek Dobrzyński stated that in fresh months ABW has retained a full of 55 people acting against Poland. The Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski (PO) have already considered various options for responding to Russian actions.
Specific case of sabotage
Three people were detained in the last action - 21-year-old Ukrainian Danyl H. in Poland and 2 another Ukrainians aged 21 and 24 in Romania. According to the Romanian Intelligence Service, they planned to set fire to the Bucharest office of the Nova Post courier company.
H. lived under Warsaw, worked as a warehouser and created an explosive shipment trail. Inflammatory substances - termite and barium nitrate - were hidden in headphones and car parts.
The National Prosecutor's Office presented H. the allegation of participation in the activities of Russian peculiar Services. The aim was to intimidate the population and destabilise the countries of the European Union supporting Ukraine.
Other detentions and reactions
Two people were detained in Biala Podlaska on charges of developing military infrastructure. 2 more were detained in the Silesian Voivodeship, and the last 1 in connection with arsons in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Marshal of the Sejm Szymon Hołownia (Poland 2050) emphasized that diversionary actions have been observed for months. Their goal is to break up and intimidate society.
Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz (PSL) assured that the Polish state would be ruthless towards those working for Russian intelligence. He assessed this as an organized attack on Polish civilization, NATO and the EU.
European context
The head of the Ministry of abroad Affairs Marcin Kierwiński (PO) appealed to the Law and Justice "to halt the hatred policy serving the division of Poles". He wrote that those who want to destruct their homeland benefit from irresponsible actions.
Former Polish Ambassador to Kiev Bartosz Cichocki stressed that people frequently work with Russia unconsciously. Motivation can vary from financial problems to individual conflicts.
After 2022 there were 48 arsons related to Russia in Europe, of which 12 in Poland. Among them was arson of the mall close Maryvilska in Warsaw.
Sources used: "PAP" Note: This article was created utilizing Artificial Intelligence (SI).
