Three Russians of Chechen origin detained in Warsaw, three firearms seized
Police and Poland's Internal Security Agency have detained three Russian nationals of Chechen origin in Warsaw. A search of a flat in the Wola district has uncovered three firearms and ammunition.
Source: European Pravda, citing Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński on X (Twitter)
Quote from Kierwiński: "Three Russian nationals of Chechen origin have been detained. Illegal firearms and ammunition were found in a flat in Warsaw's Wola district."
Details: Police seized three firearms during the search, Onet reported. The detainees are men aged 21, 25 and 42.
At the request of the Warsaw-Wola District Prosecutor's Office, the 42-year-old man has been remanded in custody for three months. He faces between six months and eight years in prison.
Deportation proceedings have been launched against the 25-year-old man. The 21-year-old was released after being questioned as a witness.
The arrests took place last weekend after the security services received information about possible activities by an organised crime group.
Background:
- On 15 June 2026, Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky, who was known for being critical of Vladimir Putin, was killed in the Polish city of Biała Podlaska in the Lublin Voivodeship. A gunman approached him and pulled the trigger twice. When Skrepetsky fell to the ground, the killer went over to him and fired three more shots at close range.
- Russian opposition activist Sergei Vlasenko was recently found dead in a flat in Warsaw. An examination found no injuries suggesting the involvement of third parties.
- Polish authorities previously detained a Russian national suspected of plotting to kill a Ukrainian-US citizen.
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