The court received an indictment of the 18-year-old Ukrainian citizen Illia K., who carried out sabotage and diversion tasks on behalf of the Russian peculiar services, reported Minister of peculiar Services coordinator Jacek Dobrzyński on Thursday. The 18-year-old was detained by the ABW. He's been facing 10 years in prison for life.
"ABW officers detained 18-year-old Ukraine Illia K. who on the commission of the Russian peculiar Services carried out sabotage and diversion tasks" - said Minister of peculiar Services coordinator Jacek Dobrzyński on Thursday.
Dobrzyński said that young Ukrainian On behalf of the Russian services, he placed on buildings and memorial sites, including the statue of the Heroes of Ghetto Warszawski and the monument of the Volynian Reich, inscriptions celebrated for UPA and Stepan Bandera.
The 18-year-old wrote on the monuments in Ukrainian words about the content of "The Fame UPA" and painted the red-black flag of the Ukrainian Insurgency Army (UPA).
Ukrainian acted on behalf of Russia. 18-year-old stopped ABW
"ABW officers and investigators from the National Prosecutor's Office collected evidence of as many as 47 specified crimes" - added the spokesman. The man operated from November 2024 to August 2025.
Officers #ABW They detained an 18-year-old Ukrainian citizen who conducted diversional actions in Poland for Russian intelligence !!!
— Jacek Dobrzyński (@JacekDobrzynski) July 16, 2026
🛑 An indictment just came into the court.
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Internal safety Agency stated that the accused had besides been accused of making preparations for diversionary action utilizing an unmanned aircraft.
The National Prosecutor's Office reported that "45 charges concern the placement on the facades of buildings and in memorial sites of inscriptions and symbols glorifying UPA activities". As added, dThe sowing of the accused and his principals, carried out for abroad intelligence, was intended to incite hatred against a national background, deepening antagonisms between Poles and Ukrainians and causing social unrest.
It was noted that the suspect acted for financial reasons, not ideological reasons.
SEE: They wanted to "check" the Ukrainian office. 1 of them was previously detained by Homeland Security.
Investigators have besides identified mechanism for recruiting performers utilizing net communicators and the financing of their criminal activities through payment of remuneration in cryptocurrency via abroad exchanges registered in the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China.
An 18-year-old is in danger from 10 years in prison to life.
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