Poland's ABW detains six suspects accused of supplying military materials to Russia

Six people detained

Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) detained six people suspected of taking part in an organised criminal group working against the Republic of Poland. Tomasz Siemoniak, the minister-coordinator of special services, announced the detentions on Thursday, 5 November 2026, in a post on X. Five of the detained people are Poles aged between 25 and 52, while the sixth is a 37-year-old Russian woman. According to the minister, the evidence points to activity carried out on behalf of Russian special services. The arrests were carried out by ABW officers, and the group is described as one organised structure.

Court decisions and charges

A court ordered temporary custody for four of the detainees after espionage charges were presented to them, the minister said. The remaining two people were released under non-custodial preventive measures instead. The breakdown of these decisions is shown in the chart below, which covers all six people detained.

Temporary custody4

Non-custodial preventive measures2

Temporary custody

4

Non-custodial preventive measures

2

Data from the article text

Siemoniak set out the investigation's central finding in his post on X.

“The gathered evidence indicates that the detained persons conducted activity on behalf of Russian special services and took part in a scheme supporting the military potential of the Russian Federation.”

The wording makes the case's core claim explicit: the suspects are accused of backing both Russian intelligence and Russia's military capacity. The charges are described as espionage, and the custody decision reflects that stage of the case.

Alleged supply of military materials

The investigation alleges that the group illegally delivered large quantities of materials with military applications to Russia. According to Siemoniak, those materials were used to make ammunition and weapons systems. He said the suspects' activity was therefore meant not only to serve Russian special services but also to support the military potential of the Russian Federation. The public statements so far do not name the specific materials or the route used for the shipments. No verdict has been announced, and the allegations remain at the investigation stage.

What comes next

Further information on the case is expected soon. The four people in temporary custody await the next stage of the investigation, while the two people under non-custodial measures remain subject to those conditions. The announcement gave ages and nationalities but no further personal details about the detainees. The six suspects are presented together as members of a single organised group.