Warsaw, Poland — A Russian man and woman have been found guilty of spying for Moscow and handed prison sentences by a Polish court, prosecutors announced Thursday. One of the two was also convicted in connection with a scheme involving an explosive package.
The case comes amid heightened security concerns across Europe following a string of package explosions at courier facilities in Britain, Germany, and near Warsaw, Poland’s capital, in July 2024. European authorities have attributed those incidents to Russia, though Moscow has consistently rejected those claims.
The male defendant, identified in court only as Igor R. in accordance with Polish privacy regulations, was convicted in the southern Polish city of Sosnowiec for his role in a plan to send a parcel bomb through a courier company.
Both Igor R. and his wife, Irina, were also convicted of passing information to Russian intelligence services. That information concerned Russian opposition figures living in Poland, along with the people and organizations that were helping them.
Igor R. received a seven-year prison sentence, while Irina was sentenced to three years behind bars.
