Poland charges six over sabotage linked to foreign intelligence

Poland’s National Prosecutor’s Office has filed charges against six people accused of carrying out acts of sabotage on behalf of Russian intelligence.

Six people - three Poles and three Belarusians - have been charged in Poland with sabotage and other crimes, including an alleged arson on orders from Russian intelligence.

Photo: PAP/Adam Warżawa

Three of the suspects are Polish nationals and three are from Belarus.

Prosecutors say the group used Molotov cocktails to set fire to a restaurant in Gdynia (a port city on Poland's Baltic coast) in 2023, a warehouse in the nearby city of Gdańsk in 2024, and a pallet storage site just outside the capital, Warsaw, in 2024, while also commiting other crimes such as arms trafficking, drug dealing, and assault.

Prokurator oskarżył 6 osób o udział w zorganizowanej grupie przestępczej zajmującej się dokonywaniem aktów sabotażu w Polsce na rzecz obcego wywiadu (podpalenia magazynu w Gdańsku i składowiska palet w Markach) oraz innymi przestępstwami kryminalnymi. ⬇️https://t.co/nlrFsCxjy0

— Prokuratura (@PK_GOV_PL) August 13, 2025 

Two Belarusians and one Pole remain in custody.

One Belarusian man, identified as Stepan K., is accused of setting fire to a large home-improvement store in Warsaw on orders from Russian intelligence, an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

(mp)

Source: IAR/X/@PK_GOV_PL