Polish spy ring plotting to derail Ukraine aid trains
Mar 2023 · Poland · Court finding
A network of 16 foreign nationals, detained from March 2023, installed cameras to monitor rail and air hubs including Rzeszów and prepared to derail trains carrying aid to Ukraine. Prosecutors indicted them for espionage on behalf of Russian intelligence; on 19 December 2023 a Lublin court convicted 14 of them (1–6 years), with two tried separately.
Established by. Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW) and prosecutors: indictment of 15 Nov 2023 for espionage on behalf of Russian intelligence and preparations to derail aid trains. Lublin District Court convicted 14 defendants on 19 Dec 2023 (1–6 years).
Latest. 14 convicted in Dec 2023 (appealable at the time); two defendants tried separately.
Link to the war against Ukraine. Targeted rail transport of military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine via the Rzeszów hub.
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