Polish media have revealed the names of two Ukrainians who allegedly committed acts of explosive sabotage on Polish railways on behalf of Russia.

“The terrorists acting on behalf of Russia, who committed an act of sabotage on the railway and fled to Belarus, are Yevhenii Ivanov and Oleksandr Kononov. Both are of Ukrainian nationality. Yevhenii Ivanov is 41 years old and Oleksandr Kononov is 39,” Onet portal unofficially reported on Thursday.

The website reports that the two were the “masterminds” of a sabotage operation on the Polish railway and were in Poland for only a few hours.

“Ivanov, according to Ukrainian media, was allegedly involved in an attempt to blow up the Atlon Avia plant in Lviv in 2024. He previously lived in Russia and was involved in smuggling people across borders. He comes from the Kharkiv Oblast,” the report reads.

The prosecutor’s office on the saboteurs: They fled to Belarus

“On Monday, we initiated an investigation and received evidence indicating that the perpetrators are two Ukrainian citizens: Oleksandr K. and Yevhenii I., who are currently residing in Belarus. The prosecutor’s office has decided to charge them with carrying out acts of sabotage of a terrorist nature at the request of the Russian Federation,” announced Przemysław Nowak, spokesman for the National Prosecutor’s Office, on Wednesday.

The men face life imprisonment. Prosecutor Nowak said the Ukrainian suspects had not been detained and it had not been possible to conduct legal proceedings against them.

“The investigation has only been going on for two days, but it is treated as an absolute priority. We are working on it in cooperation with the Internal Security Agency and the Central Bureau of Investigation of the Police,” he noted.

It is known that other people have been detained in the case, but no charges have been filed.

“We are cooperating with the Ukrainian side and have a lot of information about the suspects. I can only say that they have no criminal records in Poland. There is no request for pre-trial detention yet, so we are unable to issue an arrest warrant,” said the PK spokesman.

Both incidents, near Garwolin and Puławy, were recorded and transmitted by electronic devices found on site.