Poland detains Ukrainian suspected of spying for Russia

Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) has detained a Ukrainian man suspected of spying for Russia, a spokesman for the Polish interior ministry said on Tuesday.

An officer with Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW).

Photo: abw.gov.pl

The spokesman, Jacek Dobrzyński, announced the arrest on social media, identifying the suspect as "a 47-year-old Ukrainian citizen working for Russian intelligence" in Poland's central Mazowieckie region.

ABW zatrzymała Ukraińca działającego na rzecz rosyjskiego wywiadu #PAPinformacje https://t.co/LsROfeh9Gh

— PAP (@PAPinformacje) April 1, 2025

"The man was conducting reconnaissance of military facilities in Poland," Dobrzyński said on the X messaging platform, formerly known as Twitter.

He added that the suspect cited "ideological motives for his activities, resulting from his ties with Russia."

The man has been "charged with participating in the activities of the Russian intelligence service against Poland" and was placed in pretrial custody for three months following a court order, according to Dobrzyński.

The case is being investigated by Poland's National Public Prosecutor's Office, he wrote.

Funkcjonariusze Agencji Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego, na podstawie ustaleń i materiałów własnych, zatrzymali na terenie woj. mazowieckiego 47-letniego obywatela Ukrainy działającego na rzecz rosyjskiego wywiadu. Mężczyzna dokonywał w Polsce rozpoznania obiektów wojskowych. Na… pic.twitter.com/71LfTdNFox

— Jacek Dobrzyński (@JacekDobrzynski) April 1, 2025

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, 44 people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of spying for Russia or Belarus. The suspects include citizens of Belarus, Russia, Ukraine and Poland, Dobrzyński also said.

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Source: IAR