Event 824

{
  "category": "Sabotage",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Multiple explicit statements by Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) and examples of sabotage/arson attacks linked to foreign nationals in recent months support the assessment. The article is published by a credible, region-specific outlet.",
  "country": "Poland",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Russian intelligence services have launched a campaign to recruit immigrants in Poland as agents to carry out espionage and sabotage activities, marking a new threat vector against Poland according to security services and official statements.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-04-09T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Russian services have recruited a group of immigrants in Poland and commissioned them to perform acts of espionage and sabotage.",
    "In recent months Poland has seen a wave of espionage and sabotage attacks, including arson, targeting its territory.",
    "The Internal Security Agency (ABW) reports an increasing involvement of foreigners being used by Russian and Belarusian intelligence to collect information or commit acts of sabotage.",
    "Polish officials warn that Russia is escalating hybrid activities by using immigrants to conduct attacks in Poland."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Russia’s recruitment of immigrants to carry out spying and sabotage is a new threat to Poland",
    "The Internal Security Agency (ABW) indicates that the number of foreigners being used as agents is rising.",
    "In recent months, a wave of arson and sabotage attacks have hit Poland, often linked to foreign nationals recruited by Russian intelligence.",
    "Officials warn this escalation marks a new phase in Russia’s hybrid war against Poland."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://notesfrompoland.com/2025/04/09/russias-recruitment-of-immigrants-to-carry-out-spying-and-sabotage-is-a-new-threat-to-poland/"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Spying / Sabotage",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Russian services have recruited a group of immigrants in Poland and commissioned them to perform acts of espionage and sabotage.",
            "In recent months Poland has seen a wave of espionage and sabotage attacks, including arson, targeting its territory.",
            "The Internal Security Agency (ABW) reports an increasing involvement of foreigners being used by Russian and Belarusian intelligence to collect information or commit acts of sabotage.",
            "Polish officials warn that Russia is escalating hybrid activities by using immigrants to conduct attacks in Poland."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "PL"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [
    {
      "country": "Poland",
      "notes": "Polish security services are actively countering the threat and investigating linked actors.",
      "status": "Investigation"
    }
  ],
  "headline": "Russia’s recruitment of immigrants to carry out spying and sabotage is a new threat to Poland",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_824_1763939715_4f1c9ace.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Report highlights ??Russian strategy of recruiting immigrants in ??Poland to perform sabotage and surveillance.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://notesfrompoland.com/2025/04/09/russias-recruitment-of-immigrants-to-carry-out-spying-and-sabotage-is-a-new-threat-to-poland/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Russian intelligence is using immigrants recruited in Poland to conduct espionage and sabotage, representing a new escalation of hybrid threats.",
  "url": "https://notesfrompoland.com/2025/04/09/russias-recruitment-of-immigrants-to-carry-out-spying-and-sabotage-is-a-new-threat-to-poland/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "PL",
  "Attack Type": "Spying / Sabotage",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "PL",
  "Date": "9-Apr-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Report highlights ??Russian strategy of recruiting immigrants in ??Poland to perform sabotage and surveillance.",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Poland facing threat from ??Russian recruitment of immigrants for sabotage",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://notesfrompoland.com/2025/04/09/russias-recruitment-of-immigrants-to-carry-out-spying-and-sabotage-is-a-new-threat-to-poland/",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}