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Dual national detained on espionage suspicion at military academy in Lodz

Polish Military Gendarmerie detained a soldier holding dual Polish-Ukrainian citizenship during reservist retraining at the Military Medical Academy in Lodz. Deputy Minister of National Defence Cezary Tomczyk reported that the individual is suspected of attempting to gather information on military facilities and army infrastructure. Further details regarding potential charges or the suspect's affiliations have not been released.

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  • telegramВійськова жандармерія Польщі
  • notesfrompolandPoland
WhereLodz
51.771, 19.474 ±10 km
First reported6 days ago
Published2026-10-20 09:48 UTC
Occurred2026-10-19
Sources3
How this travelled.
Reports3Independent tellings3
3 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Dual national detained on espionage suspicion at military academy in Lodz. 2026-10-20T09:48:37.535Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6598. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-20/poland-detains-polish-ukrainian-military-reservist-on-suspicion-of-espionage-f6fef9aa

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