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On Tuesday it was reported that packages mailed from Poland to Ukraine containing explosives were intercepted by Polish authorities. Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) has arrested eight suspects in connection to the attempted terrorist attack.
“European officials have previously blamed Russia for detonations of parcels carried by DHL and DPD in Europe in 2024, in what security services said was part of a test run for a Russian plot to trigger explosions on cargo flights to the United States. Russia has denied having any such plans,” Reuters said.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk issued his statement on the incident Tuesday.
ABW, in cooperation with other services, detained eight people in various parts of the country in recent days, suspected of preparing acts of sabotage. The case is ongoing. Further operational activities are continuing.
The country’s Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński used the occasion for a political attack on the opposition party Law and Justice (PiS)
ABW has detained 8 people suspected of preparing acts of sabotage in Poland. In this context, it appeals to PiS politicians to stop the policy of hatred that serves to divide Poles. The benefit from such irresponsible actions is gained only by those who want to destroy our Homeland.
Notably, previous attacks on Ukraine which stemmed from Polish territory that were blamed on Russia have turned out to be false flags – real events with a fake narrative.
Chief among these Russian false flags was the infamous drone attack in 2022.
Remix News detailed the phenomenon of Polish attacks blamed on Russia:
Russia was also believed to be behind the waves of migrants crossing illegally into Poland from Belarus, in an attempt to disrupt the border, create chaos for the Polish military, and destabilize Polish society.
Poland, both left and right, has been an ardent supporter of Kyiv and eager to see Putin withdraw from neighboring Ukraine. It has also accepted over 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine, although some moved on to other countries. The country has recently said it is at capacity and has even been granted an exemption from the EU’s migration quota scheme due to the number of Ukrainians it already must deal with.
“Preliminary information indicates that they created a route of some kind to send explosives through Poland and Romania to Ukraine,” Jacek Dobrzynski, spokesman for Poland’s Special Services Coordinator, told reporters. “One of them, a 21-year-old Ukrainian, was detained here in Poland near Warsaw. His colleagues, who were traveling to Romania, were detained by the Romanian special services in Bucharest.”
Dobrzynski also said that in recent months the Internal Security Agency has detained a total of 55 people who acted to the detriment of Poland and on behalf of Russian intelligence.
Reuters detailed the nature of these explosives:
The Polish National Prosecutor’s Office said the shipments were supposed to spontaneously combust or explode during transport, and that the objective of the planned actions was to intimidate the population and destabilise European Union countries supporting Ukraine.
The Romanian anti-organised crime prosecuting unit DIICOT confirmed that on October 16, two Ukrainian citizens were detained on suspicion of attempting acts of sabotage.
DIICOT prosecutors said that on October 15 the two suspects left two packages containing homemade devices at an international delivery company with the intent of destroying the building through fire.
