Arrests over arson and attempted arson in Gdansk, Gdynia and Marki, Poland
Reportedon one origin only: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party.
The dataset records that Polish authorities arrested Polish, Ukrainian and Belarusian citizens suspected of arson and attempted arson in Gdansk, Gdynia and Marki in early 2024. It codes the incident as arson, apparent goal disrupt daily life; inflict economic damage, target public space: Shopping centre / Memorial / Landmark / Company / School, location Poland; the dataset records it as running from January 2024 to 2024-05-31, and the date shown is the start of that period. The Leiden dataset includes incidents linked to Russia by officials, incidents fitting a pattern of officially suspected attacks, or incidents backed by journalistic evidence, and its authors call the data speculative and subject to change.
- When
- 1 January 2024
- Where
- Poland, Poland
- What
- arson
- Acting party
- Government of Russia
- Attribution
- Attributed by independent sources. Listed as a Russian operation in the Leiden University Russian Operations Against Europe dataset; the dataset and the source it cites link the incident to Russia.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · leiden
Sources
- Evidence Leiden University, Russian Operations Against Europe dataset
- Evidence Belsat
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 leiden: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, "Arrests over arson and attempted arson in Gdansk, Gdynia and Marki, Poland", ev-20261027-sawm, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-sawm/