Tusk: Russian secret services behind major fire that almost completely destroyed shopping mall in Warsaw

"Some of the perpetrators are already in custody, the rest have been identified and are being sought," the Polish prime minister wrote on the social network X.

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11.05.2025. 20:17h

Russian secret services were behind a major fire that almost completely destroyed a shopping mall in Warsaw in May 2024, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said today after a year-long investigation into the case, Reuters reports.

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"We already know for sure that the large fire on Marivilskaya was the result of arson on the orders of Russian services. The actions were coordinated by a person residing in Russia. Some of the perpetrators are already in custody, the rest have been identified and are being sought," Tusk wrote on the X social network.

We now know for sure that the great fire of the Marywilska shopping centre in Warsaw was caused by arson ordered by the Russian special services. Some of the perpetrators have already been detained, all the others are identified and searched for. We will get you all!
- Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) May 11, 2025

Reuters reports that Poland has been the target of sabotage actions, which officials say are part of a "hybrid war" that Russia is waging to destabilize the functioning of countries supporting Ukraine, including tactics such as arson and cyberattacks.

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