Worked for Russia and organized paid rallies: Poland deported a group of Ukrainians and Belarusians

Polish security services deported from the country 9 Ukrainian citizens and 2 Belarusian citizens suspected of participating in an influence campaign organized with Russian money. According to investigators, the suspects attempted to recruit Ukrainian refugees to take part in actions against the Ukrainian authorities.

This was reported on 29 June 2026 by the Reuters, citing Poland’s Internal Security Agency – ABW.

The Polish security service said that the organizers tried to gradually influence the sentiments of Ukrainians who, because of full-scale Russian aggression, were forced to seek refuge in Poland.

At the Polish Internal Security Agency, they explained what the organizers’ goal among Ukrainian refugees was.

“The organizers aimed to gradually influence the community of Ukrainian refugees in Poland and to use this group to promote political slogans,” the Internal Security Agency (ABW) said.

To provoke protest sentiments, the organizers used topics that could evoke strong emotions among Ukrainians. In particular, these included corruption scandals and other events in Ukraine’s domestic politics.

According to the ABW, the deported individuals had ties to Russia and Belarus. They had been carrying out their activities since autumn 2025.

Polish law enforcement regard the uncovered scheme as part of broader hybrid actions by Russia, aimed at weakening trust, intensifying divisions, and exploiting Ukrainian refugees for foreign political interests.

The Polish security service emphasized that this was an influence operation that goes beyond traditional forms of Russian aggression.

“This is an example of operations that go beyond classical aggression, aimed at undermining public trust, stoking tensions, and exploiting people fleeing the war as instruments of Russian influence,” law enforcement said.

In total, 11 people were deported from Poland: 9 Ukrainians and 2 Belarusians. The public statement does not specify to which countries they were forcibly sent or what role each of the suspects played in the scheme.

Polish authorities have repeatedly accused Russia and its ally Belarus of conducting hybrid operations, including sabotage, cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, and attempts to increase tension between Poles and Ukrainians.

The Russian embassy in Warsaw did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment on the case at the time the article was published.

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• Worked for the occupiers in Kherson: suspect taken into custody in Mykolaiv
• Directed the Russians along the route through the Inhul: a traitor from the Mykolaiv region received 15 years in prison
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