US EditionPoland blames Russian intelligence for arson attack on Warsaw shopping center last year
- On May 12, 2024, a massive fire destroyed the Marywilska 44 shopping center in Warsaw, impacting 1,400 shops and service points.
- Poland blamed Russian intelligence for organizing the arson, concluding after a year-long investigation that a person in Russia coordinated the attack.
- The investigation involved 100 police officers, 55 prosecutors, 121 days of site inspections, and interviews with over 70 witnesses and 500 victims.
- Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed that the fire was deliberately set by Russian intelligence agents, and some individuals involved have already been apprehended.
- The incident reflects a wider hybrid war by Russia aiming to destabilize supporters of Ukraine, with Polish authorities cooperating with Lithuania to hold perpetrators accountable.
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Poland: Russia was behind the Warsaw fire
Russian intelligence was behind a major fire in a shopping mall outside Warsaw last year, according to the Polish government. After a major criminal investigation, Polish authorities say they know who started the fire and ordered the sabotage.
Ukrainians charged over arson attack at Warsaw shopping centre on behalf of Russia
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