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Three Citizens Arrested in Poland for Coordinating Sabotage With Russian Intelligence
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Poland’s Internal Security Agency detained three Polish citizens aged between 48 and 62 who are suspected of operating a spy ring for Russian intelligence.
Poland’s Minister-Coordinator for Special Services, Tomasz Siemoniak, said that the individuals were collecting information regarding the layout of infrastructure and the placement of NATO forces across the country, while also creating and spreading pro-Russian propaganda materials, according to Babel on May 20.
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The regional prosecutor’s office has filed multiple charges against the group, including sharing state information with Russian intelligence that could jeopardize national security, preparing for sabotage and subversion, conducting disinformation campaigns, and publicly endorsing the war.
Investigations indicate that the individuals supported Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, engaged in fundraising to assist the Russian military, and operated under instructions from a Russian national linked to the Federal Security Service.
Law enforcement also reported that the members of the cell engaged in firearms training and combat tactics, which investigators believe served as preparation for upcoming sabotage operations.
Following their detention, the three suspects maintained their innocence. The District Court in Białystok ordered the men to be held in pre-trial custody for three months. In Poland, espionage convictions can lead to prison sentences ranging from eight years to life.
Separately, authorities in Sweden detained two individuals on May 11 under suspicion of participating in an illegal supply chain. The operation allegedly transferred high-tech engineering equipment to Russia, which could potentially be deployed in Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The latest arrests in Poland align with a broader, dangerous pattern of Russian operations targeting Western nations that support Ukraine. In April 2026, German authorities detained a Romanian woman and a Ukrainian man under suspicion of monitoring a local drone manufacturing company on behalf of Russia's military intelligence agency, the GRU.
The suspects, identified as Serhiy N. and Alla S., allegedly tracked and filmed a Bavarian businessman whose company supplies crucial drones and components to Ukraine, which security officials believed was part of an initial phase in a potential assassination plot.
Following investigations into their communication logs with a handler in Russia, both individuals were taken into custody, reflecting warnings from Germany's domestic intelligence agency about an increase in aggressive Russian hybrid operations across the country.
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