Overview
- Poland’s internal security agency detained a Russian scientist identified as Alexander B., according to RMF FM.
- He was questioned at the Warsaw District Prosecutor's Office and refused to provide explanations, the report says.
- A court ordered him held for 40 days at the prosecutor’s request, pending further legal steps.
- RMF FM reports that Ukrainian authorities accuse him of illegal archaeological searches in Crimea and cultural‑heritage damage estimated at 200 million hryvnias, about $4.7 million.
- The reported detention, accusations, and potential extradition request have not been independently confirmed by Polish or Ukrainian officials in the cited coverage.