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An arson of a large OBI hardware store.
In April 2026, Polish prosecutors indicted Stsiapan K., a Belarusian national, for orchestrating the arson of a large OBI hardware store on Radzymińska Street in Warsaw. The fire, which occurred in April 2024, caused damages exceeding 3.5 million PLN ($890,000). Investigators revealed that the suspect utilized a remote ignition device planted inside the store a day prior to the blaze. Forensic evidence showed that Stsiapan K. filmed the fire on his mobile phone, with the footage later appearing on Russian propaganda websites to demonstrate the “success” of the operation. He is accused of acting on behalf of Russian special services as part of an organized criminal group that also planned or executed arson attacks at the Marywilska 44 shopping mall in Warsaw and IKEA stores in Vilnius and Riga. Stsiapan K. faces charges of sabotage and terrorism, which carry a potential sentence of life imprisonment.
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In April 2026, Polish prosecutors indicted Stsiapan K., a Belarusian national, for orchestrating the arson of a large OBI hardware store on Radzymińska Street in Warsaw. The fire, which occurred in April 2024, caused damages exceeding 3.5 million PLN ($890,000). Investigators revealed that the suspect utilized a remote ignition device planted inside the store a day prior to the blaze. Forensic evidence showed that Stsiapan K. filmed the fire on his mobile phone, with the footage later appearing on Russian propaganda websites to demonstrate the “success” of the operation. He is accused of acting on behalf of Russian special services as part of an organized criminal group that also planned or executed arson attacks at the Marywilska 44 shopping mall in Warsaw and IKEA stores in Vilnius and Riga. Stsiapan K. faces charges of sabotage and terrorism, which carry a potential sentence of life imprisonment.