Poland charges Russian couple with spying for Moscow
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European authorities have been on high alert for explosive packages since a series of explosions in courier depots in Britain, Germany and near the Polish capital Warsaw in July 2024.
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WARSAW – Polish prosecutors have charged two Russian citizens with spying for Russian intelligence and one of them with plotting to send a parcel of explosives, prosecutors said on Oct 13.
European authorities have been on high alert for explosive packages since a series of explosions at courier depots in Britain, Germany and near the Polish capital, Warsaw, in July 2024. Western officials have blamed those incidents on Russia.
Moscow denies the accusations.
One of the Russians, referred to as Igor R. under Polish privacy laws, was charged with participating in a plot to send a parcel bomb via courier. A Ukrainian citizen had been charged earlier in 2025 in connection with the same case.
“The parcel contained explosive devices and materials in the form of nitroglycerine, as well as hidden military-grade electric detonators and initiating devices... The entire package constituted a so-called shaped charge bomb,” prosecutors said.
Igor R. and his wife Irina were also charged with providing Russian intelligence with information on Russian opposition activists residing in Poland, as well as individuals and institutions providing assistance to them. REUTERS
