Polish prosecutors have requested Interpol red notices for two Ukrainians suspected of sabotage on the Polish railway, allegedly coordinated by Russia.

Intelligence & EspionageHuman Intelligence (HUMINT)Recruitment of locals

Aggressor

Summary

On December 7, 2025, the Polish prosecutor's office submitted requests to Interpol for red notices to locate Ukrainians Yevgeny Ivanov and Oleksandr Kononov. They are suspected perpetrators of sabotage targeting the Polish railway system. According to the investigation cited by RMF24 and reported by The Ukrainian Review, the sabotage activities were coordinated by Russia. This case reflects ongoing hybrid warfare tactics involving covert sabotage and recruitment of locals for hostile operations within Poland's critical infrastructure domains.

Classification

Confidence: High

The event directly involves hostile sabotage activity coordinated by Russia targeting Polish infrastructure and pursued legally by Poland, clearly indicating aggressor activity. There is no indication of defense preparations in this report.

Source URL

https://x.com/i/web/status/1997702378733060479

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: extension
Submitted: Feb 14, 2026, 12:22 UTC
Last updated: Nov 8, 2026, 20:04 UTC
Event time: Dec 7, 2025, 16:18 UTC

Published as a hybrid-warfare signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: ModerateAttribution: LowIndependence confirmedTime: ExactLocation: Regional

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Dec 7, 2025, 16:18 UTC

Event time confidence

exact

Location

Poland

Primary actor

Yevgeny Ivanov

Country

Poland

Countries

Poland

Tags

sabotage, Poland, Interpol, railways, Russia, Ukraine, hybrid warfare

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