A Ukrainian citizen arrested in Poland on suspicion of preparing sabotage planned to set fire to a factory in the city of Wroclaw, the Polish Foreign Ministry has announced. The suspect was identified by Polish publication Gazeta Wyborcza as 51-year-old Serhiy S., who moved to Germany from Odesa in January. Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told Polish television on October 21 that the suspect admitted he had acted on the instructions of Russian intelligence services and that his statements indicate the Kremlin has been planning similar actions in other European countries. Polish security service ABW said the man, arrested in February, was the 17th person found to have been recruited by Russian services through the Telegram messaging app in order to carry out espionage and sabotage operations abroad. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.
Ukrainian Detained In Poland Planned Sabotage, Foreign Ministry Says
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