A 29-year-old Polish man, identified as Wiktor Z. under Polish privacy law, faces trial on charges of espionage for Russia. Prosecutors issued an indictment accusing him of passing information about Polish and NATO infrastructure, including military and strategic sites around Bydgoszcz, Poland, to Russian intelligence. The alleged spying occurred from February 2024 to April 2025 and included targets such as Bydgoszcz’s civilian airport, a military aviation facility, a chemical plant, and NATO’s Joint Forces Training Centre. The man used instant messaging services to transmit information about facility operations, locations, and security to Russia. He was detained by Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) in June 2025 and has been in pretrial detention since. Prosecutors state he acted from ideological motives and pro-Russian beliefs. Poland has seen increased espionage and sabotage activities by Russia in recent years, including arson attacks and rail sabotage. Poland has responded by closing all Russian consulates, provoking reciprocal Russian actions. Separately, a Moldovan citizen was detained for allegedly causing an incident on a train carrying oil tankers in eastern Poland; police are investigating.

A 29-year-old Polish man, identified as Wiktor Z. under Polish privacy law, faces trial on charges of espionage for Russia. Prosecutors issued an indictment accusing him of passing information about Polish and NATO infrastructure, including military and strategic sites around Bydgoszcz, Poland, to Russian intelligence. The alleged spying occurred from February 2024 to April 2025 and included targets such as Bydgoszcz’s civilian airport, a military aviation facility, a chemical plant, and NATO’s Joint Forces Training Centre. The man used instant messaging services to transmit information about facility operations, locations, and security to Russia. He was detained by Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) in June 2025 and has been in pretrial detention since. Prosecutors state he acted from ideological motives and pro-Russian beliefs. Poland has seen increased espionage and sabotage activities by Russia in recent years, including arson attacks and rail sabotage. Poland has responded by closing all Russian consulates, provoking reciprocal Russian actions. Separately, a Moldovan citizen was detained for allegedly causing an incident on a train carrying oil tankers in eastern Poland; police are investigating.