Ukrainian arrested in Poland, spied for Moscow

The Polish prosecutor has announced that he has accused a Ukrainian spy citizen for Russian secret services. From the beginning of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, in February 2022, the Poland,a convinced ally of Kiev, claimed to be the victim of a hybrid war and attempts at sabotage guided or orchestrated by Moscow.

According to the prosecutor’s office, the 47 -year -old suspected of Russian origin was collecting information on military installations in Poland. Man “he declared himself guilty And he provided explanations in which he described the ideological reasons for his actions, deriving from his ties with Russia, “said the procurator Przemyslaw Nowak in a press release. The accused was placed in precautionary custody for a period of three months and risks a prison sentence between 5 and 30 years.

From February 2022, 44 people – Russians, Belarusians, Ukrainians and Poles – have been arrested in Poland on charges of espionage or sabotage, writes on X the spokesperson for the special services Poles Jacek Dobrzynski. Poland, who borders on Ukraine and is a member of NATO and European Union, is one of the main countries through which Western countries send weapons and ammunition to Kiev to help her fight the Russian invasion.