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politicalpolandmedium impact18/08/2026, 11:05:14Confidence 66/100

Poland detains Russian seeking to assassinate US-Ukrainian citizen in Warsaw

Poland has detained a Russian national accused of attempting to assassinate a US-Ukrainian citizen. Prime Minister Donald Tusk claims the individual was working on behalf of Russian intelligence services — not independently verified.

Location: Warsaw

Claims & verification status

Highly likely

The suspect was taken into custody on August 7 in an operation involving Polish and American intelligence services.

Highly likely

A Russian national has been detained in Poland for allegedly attempting to assassinate a US-Ukrainian citizen.

+3 more claims on the 7-day Pro trial.

Sources & evidence

articleNotes from Poland(class B)originalarchived
articleMeduza (independent Russian, EN)(class B)original
statementTelegram: ASTRA(class D)original
articleMeduza (independent Russian, EN)(class B)original