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Headline: Charges for 28-year-old Russian: Led group conducting espionage and sabotage activities
Short Summary: On December 2, 2025, the Lublin branch of Poland's National Public Prosecutor's Office charged a 28-year-old Russian, Mihail M., with leading an organized criminal group conducting espionage and sabotage activities benefiting Russian intelligence. The group’s operations had terrorist elements, including coercion to perform sabotage targeting the derailment of a train. They conducted observation of military vehicles and vessels and installed transmission devices on critical Polish infrastructure such as airports, railway stations, and border terminals on the Polish-Ukrainian border section. These actions are classified as crimes under Polish law, with violations punishable by up to 30 years in prison. This case reflects ongoing Russian espionage and sabotage attempts targeting Polish critical infrastructure near the eastern border.
Extended Summary: On December 2, 2025, the Lublin branch of Poland's National Public Prosecutor's Office charged a 28-year-old Russian, Mihail M., with leading an organized criminal group conducting espionage and sabotage activities benefiting Russian intelligence. The group’s operations had terrorist elements, including coercion to perform sabotage targeting the derailment of a train. They conducted observation of military vehicles and vessels and installed transmission devices on critical Polish infrastructure such as airports, railway stations, and border terminals on the Polish-Ukrainian border section. These actions are classified as crimes under Polish law, with violations punishable by up to 30 years in prison. This case reflects ongoing Russian espionage and sabotage attempts targeting Polish critical infrastructure near the eastern border.
The Lublin division of the Polish National Public Prosecutor's Office identified and charged a 28-year-old Russian man with leading an organized criminal group engaged in espionage and sabotage for Russian intelligence. The group, commanded by Mihail M., had a terrorist character, and one charge involves coercing sabotage aimed at derailing a train. Their espionage included surveillance of military vehicles and ships and installing devices enabling transmissions from critical infrastructure such as airports, train stations, and terminals on the Polish-Ukrainian border. Under Polish law, such activities for foreign intelligence carry penalties up to 30 years imprisonment.
The article explicitly describes a Russian-led hostile espionage and sabotage operation inside Poland targeting critical infrastructure near the Polish-Ukrainian border, clearly indicating aggressor hostile activity without mention of defense preparation.
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