Suspects in Russian-led explosive parcels plot face life sentences

Five men have been charged in Poland with taking part in a Russian-run sabotage plot to send explosive parcels to Britain, the U.S., Canada and other

destinations, and will face life sentences if convicted, prosecutors said on Friday.



The four Ukrainian citizens and one Russian were charged "with acting ... on behalf of the intelligence services of the Russian Federation," the National Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.



There was no immediate reaction from Russia which has regularly denied accusations of stepping up sabotage attacks in the region following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Moscow says the West is trying to stoke anti-Russian feeling.



The five were accused of committing or preparing acts of sabotage against logistics and aviation infrastructure, the prosecutors' statement read.