Overview
- Polish authorities say eight suspects were detained in recent days on suspicion of planning sabotage for Russian intelligence, with three tied to a parcel-bomb scheme aimed at Ukraine.
- Investigators say the suspects established a route to send explosives through Poland and Romania to Ukraine, and a 21-year-old Ukrainian was arrested near Warsaw.
- Romanian officials report that two Ukrainians, aged 21 and 24, deposited packages with improvised explosive devices at a Bucharest courier, which specialists defused before any harm.
- Poland’s National Prosecutor’s Office says the parcels were designed to combust or explode during transport to intimidate populations and destabilize EU countries supporting Ukraine.
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk says operations are ongoing, as Polish officials cite a broader hybrid campaign they attribute to Russia, which Moscow denies; Poland’s security agency counts 55 Russia-linked detentions in recent months.