{
  "id": 2164446,
  "title": "Poland detains Ukrainian suspected of trying to assassinate a Ukrainian defense industry official on Russia’s orders",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/poland-detains-ukrainian-suspected-of-trying-to-assassinate-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T15:38:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/20/poland-detains-ukrainian-suspected-of-trying-to-assassinate-a-ukrainian-defense-industry-official-on-russia-s-orders"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Poland has apprehended a Ukrainian citizen suspected of attempting to assassinate a Ukrainian defense industry official, allegedly under Russian direction. Serhiy P., 63, was apprehended by the Internal Security Agency on August 5, but the arrest was announced recently. The failed plot unfolded in Irpin, Kyiv region, where Serhiy placed a homemade explosive device under the victim's car, intending to detonate it remotely. However, a technical malfunction thwarted the explosion. Investigators suspect the suspect was following Russian intelligence orders. A court in Warsaw has charged him with attempted murder using illegally obtained explosives. This incident is the second in a week where Poland has detained individuals recruited by Russian intelligence services. The prior arrest was of a Russian citizen accused of planning to kill Ukrainian rapper Albert Vasyliev.",
  "summary": "Serhiy P., a 63-year-old Ukrainian citizen, was detained in Warsaw on suspicion of plotting to assassinate an unnamed representative of Ukraine’s defense industry.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}