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Polish prosecutors are investigating alleged Russian conspiracy, including smuggling food cans labeled as stuffed with explosives in the country, according to Polish media.
In an article published on Gazeta Wyborcza on Thursday, sources from the Polish National Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Internal Security Agency (ABW) confirmed the development.
The Ukrainian suspect is linked to the Russian military intelligence agency (GRU) and is only identified as Uddiswau D, and is said to have transported the can to Poland after being excavated in a nearby Lithuanian cemetery.
According to Gazeta Weiborza, the young man left them near the city of Lodz in central Poland.
Military experts told the Polish paper that the amount of explosives believed to have been involved could have caused serious damage to the vehicle and life-threatening injuries to people nearby.
Poland’s special service coordinator, Thomas Siemoimonia, said the GRU had planned sabotage in Poland and in Lithuania and Germany using explosives hidden in cans.
Investigators say GRU operatives are planning to attach the cans to the drone as an explosive payload for the attack.
Investigators have not stated what the motive for the planned attack was, but it could be the possible reason Poland’s solid support for Ukraine during a full-scale invasion.
Total support from Warsaw to Kiev from 2022 onwards is approximately 3.3 billion euros in both military and humanitarian aid.
Poland is home to about 1 million refugees who fled the war. Most of them are women and children.
Hybrid attack
The Polish National Public Prosecutor’s Office told TVP World that the investigation is part of a broader investigation into Russia’s hybrid warfare work in Europe.
The discovery of the can is believed to be responsible for Russia, within the scope of recent European airspace violations.
Germany’s Munich airport was forced to suspend operations Thursday night after “several drone sightings” were reported, leading to the cancellation of flights 17.
In recent weeks, airports in Denmark, Norway and Poland have similarly suspended flights due to unidentified drone activities.
Airspace violations have also been reported in Estonia and Romania.
These intrusions have encouraged discussion among European leaders about the feasibility of so-called drone walls to protect the eastern edge of the continent from drone invasions from Russia.
Moscow has dismissed its claim that it is liable for airspace violations, calling it an “unfounded accusation.”
