Poland / 2024-05-12-pl-1
/ date of the event
The fire at the Marywilska 44 retail hall in Warsaw broke out on 12 May 2024 at about 3.30am. More than 240 firefighters and 79 appliances attended, supported by over 60 police officers, and a remote-controlled firefighting robot was used. The governor's statement gave no cause and no casualty information. The 2026 indictment places the fire within a series of arson attacks.
officially attributed
A court or a competent state body has attributed it. That is not the same as a proven attack: an indictment is an allegation, not a verdict.
Named party: Russian Federation intelligence service
B - official attribution by a state body
Prokuratura Krajowa / 2026-03-25 / carrying out the act
On 25 March 2026 the National Prosecutor's Office filed an indictment covering the arson of the Marywilska 44 shopping centre in Warsaw, alleging that the accused acted "on behalf of the foreign intelligence service of the Russian Federation". An indictment is an allegation, not a verdict.
pending editorial review
Mazowiecki Urząd Wojewódzki / 2024-05-12 / primary source
supports: the record, the impact, the date
Prokuratura Krajowa / 2026-03-25 / primary source
supports: the record, the attribution, the date