Three Russians of Chechen origin detained in Warsaw, three firearms seized
The Polish 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.
"Three Russian nationals of Chechen origin have been detained. Illegal firearms and ammunition were found in a flat in Warsaw's Wola district," Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński wrote on X.
Trzech zatrzymanych Rosjan czeczeńskiego pochodzenia, nielegalna broń palna wraz z amunicją w mieszkaniu na warszawskiej Woli – efekt sprawnie przeprowadzonej akcji funkcjonariuszy @Policja_KSP i @ABW_GOV_PL 👏 pic.twitter.com/uGJHov4FFN
– Marcin Kierwiński (@MKierwinski) August 27, 2026
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.
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 fired 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. The post-mortem 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.