Polish courts order arrests over Smolensk autopsies alongside regional military updates
Polish courts approved warrants for 14 Russian autopsy experts linked to Smolensk, while a military crash probe closed and an explosion killed an officer in Saint Petersburg.
Polish legal authorities have approved search warrants and detention orders for 14 Russian forensic specialists involved in performing autopsies after the 2010 Smolensk plane crash, while courts rejected requests regarding 26 other experts. In a separate legal development in Poland, prosecutors in Gdansk formally closed their investigation into the fatal July 2024 crash of an M-346 Bielik military trainer jet in Gdynia, which resulted in the pilot's death.
Meanwhile, in Russia, a car explosion in Saint Petersburg killed a high-ranking military lieutenant colonel and critically injured his wife. Local reports indicate the blast occurred in the city's Slavyanka district.
Sources: Defence24, Rzeczpospolita, TVP info