Poland detains defense ministry employee on suspicion of spying for Russia

Polish authorities have detained a long-time civilian employee of the Ministry of National Defense’s strategy and planning department on suspicion of espionage for a foreign intelligence service (reported links to Russian and Belarusian services). The suspect, who had access to significant defense documents and worked at the ministry since the 1990s, was arrested at the ministry headquarters; counterintelligence officers seized phones, computers and storage devices and prosecutors charged him with espionage while investigators review evidence. The report situates the case within broader Russian hybrid threats against Poland, including prior arrests for suspected sabotage and alleged cyberattacks on the power grid.