Two Ukrainian citizens were arrested in Poland on suspicion of espionage and sabotage for the benefit of the Russian Federation.
Employees of the Polish Internal Security Agency arrested two Ukrainian citizens aged 24 and 25 in Minsk-Mazowiecki, who are suspected of espionage and sabotage on behalf of the Russian intelligence services, Tomasz Simoniak, the coordinating minister of the Polish intelligence services, reported on the social network.
According to him, the men carried out a patrol and photographed critical and military infrastructure facilities on the territory of Poland.
In addition to charges of espionage and sabotage, they are suspected of setting fire to vehicles.
Homeland Security Agency officials stated that they had previously changed the registration numbers of the vehicles to those similar to those used on vehicles belonging to the Ukrainian military.
"This step could have been intended to make it more difficult to ascertain the circumstances of the events and to direct suspicion towards the Ukrainian side, which could be used to spread disinformation," Semoniak noted.
It was reported that the Ukrainians received rewards for completing tasks, including in cryptocurrencies.
The men were detained for three months.