In brief

• According to iROZHLAS, police in Świdnica in southern Poland detained a Russian citizen who was photographing passing trains and railway infrastructure; the man is suspected of acting on behalf of foreign special services. The information comes from the Lower Silesian police.
• Українська правда, citing Європейська правда and RMF24, reports that the detainee is a 55-year-old Russian citizen charged with acting on behalf of foreign intelligence against Poland.
• Українська правда writes that a large number of similar photos were found on his devices, including important transport facilities also outside Poland. Police secured electronic and photographic equipment, phones, laptops and hard drives.
• Espreso, citing RMF24, recalls that over the summer a Russian recruited to kill a US and Ukrainian citizen in Warsaw was detained. According to Espreso, Prime Minister Donald Tusk described this as the first case in which Russia organized an assassination of an American on the territory of another NATO state.

Czech press

The Czech portal iROZHLAS reports that police in Świdnica in southern Poland detained a Russian citizen who was photographing trains and railway infrastructure passing through the town. According to iROZHLAS, the man is suspected of acting on behalf of foreign special services. The information is provided by the Lower Silesian police on its website. (Polská policie zadržela Rusa podezřelého z práce pro cizí tajné služby. Fotil železniční infrastrukturu – iROZHLAS)

Ukrainian press

According to the Ukrainian Українська правда, citing Європейська правда and the Polish RMF24, a 55-year-old Russian citizen who was photographing railway infrastructure and passing trains was detained in Świdnica. The same Українська правда reports that a large number of photos on similar topics, including important transport facilities not only in Poland, were found on his devices, and that the man has been charged with acting on behalf of foreign intelligence against Poland. Police secured electronic and photographic equipment, phones, laptops and hard drives (У Польщі затримала росіянина, який фотографував залізницю: його підозорюють в роботі на розвідку – Українська правда).

The Ukrainian portal Espreso, citing the Polish RMF24, reports that a 55-year-old Russian who was photographing passing trains and local railway infrastructure was detained in Świdnica. According to this source, a search of his devices found many similar files, including photos of important transport facilities not only in Poland, and the man is accused of acting on behalf of foreign intelligence aimed at Poland. Espreso also recalls that over the summer a Russian recruited to kill a US and Ukrainian citizen in Warsaw was detained, and Prime Minister Donald Tusk described this as the first case in which Russia organized an assassination of an American on the territory of another NATO state. (У Польщі затримали росіянина, коли той фотографував залізничну інфраструктуру країни – Espreso)

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