In Poland, a court sentenced two Ukrainians who attempted to rob a currency exchange while wearing masks and armed with large hammers, as reported by InPoland.

The Ukrainians were convicted for their attack on a currency exchange in the Polish city of Szczecin.

On the night of November 11, 2024, they attempted to rob a currency exchange office.

The assailants, with their faces covered by masks, broke into a 24-hour currency exchange and tried to smash the reinforced glass with hammers.

The glass proved to be extremely strong, withstanding over fifty blows.

While one attacker unsuccessfully tried to break the glass, the other sprayed tear gas towards a female employee.

The woman managed to hide in a back room and call for security.

The Ukrainians abandoned their tools and fled the scene. They were apprehended within a week after the incident.

In January, the prosecutor's office submitted an indictment to the court.

The trial of the two Ukrainians began on April 1, 2025, at the Szczecin-Prawobrzeze and Zahud District Court.

Both defendants pleaded guilty.

One of the defendants, Sviatoslav T., filed a request for voluntary sentencing, but the prosecution rejected his plea.

The final court hearing took place on April 17, during which both men received their sentences.

The state prosecutor insisted on a six-year prison term for each defendant, while the victim demanded ten years of imprisonment, and the defense attorneys requested leniency, arguing that the employee had not suffered physical harm.

Vasyl S. and Sviatoslav T. were each sentenced to five years in prison. Additionally, the court ordered the convicted to compensate for damages amounting to 11,000 Polish zlotys.

Recently, a Ukrainian soldier, wanted for over two years in Ukraine, was arrested in Poland.

He had fled the country to avoid punishment for a traffic accident that resulted in numerous injuries.

After extensive searches, the Polish police apprehended him and will transfer him to the Ukrainian authorities.