Pole fighting in Donetsk faces charges

Prosecutors in Bielsko-Biała have launched an investigation in the case of a Polish man fighting alongside separatist militants in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, Polish Radio reports. The man, a resident of southern Poland, was identified by the Internal Security Agency. He is likely to be charged with accepting duties in a foreign militia without the approval of Polish authorities. According to Polish law, it is illegal to fight in a foreign unit unless commissioned by authorities in the country.