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Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team<\/a> and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Poland and Ukraine have revealed further details of a foiled plan to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Polish airport of Rzesz\u00f3w.<\/p>\n A Polish national was last month indicted on espionage charges in relation to the incident, which he is accused of seeking to carry out on behalf of Russia.<\/p>\n \u041c\u0430\u043b\u044e\u043a: \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043d\u0430\u043c\u0430\u0433\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0441\u044f \u0432\u0431\u0438\u0442\u0438 \u0434\u0432\u0456\u0447\u0456 \u2013 \u0443 \u041f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0449\u0456 \u0442\u0430 \u0432 \u041e\u0444\u0456\u0441\u0456 \u041f\u0440\u0435\u0437\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430 https:\/\/t.co\/CQhIMjC7m0<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ukrinform (@UKRINFORM) June 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n On Monday, Vasyl Malyuk, the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), spoke with journalists about how his agency had foiled two assassination attempts against Zelensky, one in Kyiv itself and the other in Rzesz\u00f3w.<\/p>\n The latter operation was planned by a Polish military veteran, who \u201cwas recruited decades ago and firmly believed in the the Soviet cause\u201d, said Malyuk, quoted by the UNIAN news agency.<\/p>\n The man, named by UNIAN only as Pawe\u0142 K. in accordance with Polish privacy laws, had considered various options for assassinating the Ukrainian president, including using a drone or a sniper.<\/p>\n But the plan was uncovered by the SBU in cooperation with its Polish equivalent, the Internal Security Agency (ABW), who took Pawe\u0142 K. into custody.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n While Malyuk did not specify when the events in question took place, Poland\u2019s interior minister, Tomasz Siemoniak, clarified later on Monday that it was an incident publicly reported in April last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n Siemoniak noted that the man in question had undertaken \u201cpreparatory actions for the assassination of the president of Ukraine\u2026and tried to cooperate with the Russian [security] services\u201d. He added that, last month, the man was indicted by Polish prosecutors<\/a> on espionage charges.<\/p>\n Poland, and in particular Rzesz\u00f3w, is the main hub for officials travelling in and out of Ukraine<\/a>. Siemoniak noted that the Polish authorities \u201cwork closely with the Ukrainian [security] services in matters of ensuring the security of President Volodomyr Zelensky\u201d.<\/p>\n Wsp\u00f3\u0142pracujemy \u015bci\u015ble ze s\u0142u\u017cbami ukrai\u0144skimi w kwestiach zapewnienia bezpiecze\u0144stwa prezydentowi Wo\u0142odomyrowi Ze\u0142enskiemu. Sprawa udaremnienia dzia\u0142a\u0144 przygotowuj\u0105cych do zamachu na prezydenta Ukrainy mia\u0142a miejsce w kwietniu 2024 roku i zako\u0144czy\u0142a si\u0119 zatrzymaniem przez ABW i\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Tomasz Siemoniak (@TomaszSiemoniak) June 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Subsequently, Siemoniak\u2019s spokesman, Jacek Dobrzy\u0144ski, confirmed that the man in question had been indicted for the crime of \u201cdeclaring readiness to act for the benefit of a foreign intelligence service against the Republic of Poland\u201d. It carries a potential prison sentence of up to eight years.<\/p>\n \u201cThe findings of the investigation indicate that Pawe\u0142 K. declared readiness to act for the benefit of the Russian GRU [military intelligence agency],\u201d wrote Dobrzy\u0144ski. \u201cHis tasks were to include, among others, gathering information about Rzesz\u00f3w-Jasionka Airport.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis was to help the Russian [security] services plan a possible assassination attempt on the life of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky,\u201d he added, citing ABW findings.<\/p>\n Odpowiadaj\u0105c na dziesi\u0105tki pilnych telefon\u00f3w i sms\u00f3w przypominam komunikat #ABW<\/a> z kwietnia ubieg\u0142ego roku: \u2014 Jacek Dobrzy\u0144ski (@JacekDobrzynski) June 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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