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Poland Detains Eight Over Suspected Sabotage Plot

Officials describe an investigation focused on reconnaissance of military sites tied to preparation for sabotage.

Overview

  • Prime Minister Donald Tusk said eight suspects were taken into custody in different parts of the country and provided no further details.
  • Security services coordinator Tomasz Semoniak said the case involves scouting of military facilities and critical infrastructure with resources readied for potential attacks.
  • Rzeczpospolita reports that one detainee is a 21-year-old Ukrainian, identified as Danylo H., suspected of activities in Poland and Romania and of links to Russian intelligence.
  • The same outlet reports two Ukrainian citizens were detained in Romania as possible accomplices to the suspect held in Poland.
  • The arrests follow a series of earlier cases, including August charges against three Poles and three Belarusians and a prior conviction of a Ukrainian who admitted plans for arson after recruitment via Telegram.