Poland’s Internal Security Agency detained two Ukrainian citizens suspected of espionage and sabotage carried out on behalf of Russian intelligence services. Investigators say the men surveyed military and critical infrastructure sites across Poland and were also charged in connection with vehicle arson.
Officers from the agency’s Łódź branch detained both men on 3 November 2026 in Mińsk Mazowiecki. They searched the men’s residences and other locations linked to the case, securing data storage devices and narcotic substances.
According to investigators, the suspects changed vehicles’ registration numbers before setting them alight, making the plates resemble those used on vehicles belonging to the Ukrainian army. The move may have been intended to obscure the true background of the incidents and direct suspicion towards Ukraine.
