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Poland Charges Russians with Espionage and Bomb Plot
10/13/2025
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- Polish prosecutors charged Russian citizens Igor R. and Irina R. with espionage and plotting to send explosives.
- Igor R. is accused of coordinating a July 2024 parcel containing nitroglycerin and military-grade detonators.
- Western officials attribute European courier-depot explosions to Russia, though Moscow denies the claim.
- Since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Polish authorities have intensified focus on espionage linked to Russia.
