Polish man convicted of offering Rzeszów airport intel to Russian GRU

Polish national Paweł K. was arrested in April 2024 for offering Russian military intelligence security information about Rzeszów-Jasionka airport, the main hub for Western aid to Ukraine. Prosecutors said the information could have been used by Russian services in planning a possible attack on President Volodymyr Zelensky; no attack took place.

Established by. On 29 January 2026 the Zamość District Court convicted him of espionage on behalf of Russian intelligence and illegal weapons possession; the assassination-planning link is the prosecution's allegation, not a court finding that a plot existed.

Latest. Sentenced to 3 years 6 months; the verdict was not final as of the National Prosecutor's Office announcement of 3 February 2026.

Link to the war against Ukraine. The alleged target was President Zelensky and the scouted site is the principal logistics hub for military aid to Ukraine.