An 18-year-old Ukrainian man, Illia K., has been charged in Poland with committing 47 acts of sabotage between November 2024 and August 2025 on behalf of Russian intelligence. The acts included desecration of graves of Polish victims of the Volhynia Massacre, vandalism of public monuments with graffiti glorifying the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and its leader Stepan Bandera, and an attempted drone sabotage targeting the Polish President during Armed Forces Day parade. Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW) states that the youth acted for financial gain, and the investigation revealed Russian intelligence involvement through online recruitment and financing via cryptocurrency linked to Russia and China. Moscow is accused by Polish officials of using these hybrid warfare tactics to instigate conflict between Poland and Ukraine.

An 18-year-old Ukrainian man, Illia K., has been charged in Poland with committing 47 acts of sabotage between November 2024 and August 2025 on behalf of Russian intelligence. The acts included desecration of graves of Polish victims of the Volhynia Massacre, vandalism of public monuments with graffiti glorifying the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and its leader Stepan Bandera, and an attempted drone sabotage targeting the Polish President during Armed Forces Day parade. Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW) states that the youth acted for financial gain, and the investigation revealed Russian intelligence involvement through online recruitment and financing via cryptocurrency linked to Russia and China. Moscow is accused by Polish officials of using these hybrid warfare tactics to instigate conflict between Poland and Ukraine.