FSB Disrupts Polish Espionage Network in Kaliningrad; Two Agents Arrested
The Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation has dismantled an espionage network operated by Poland’s intelligence agencies in the Kaliningrad Oblast. Two agents recruited by the network have been arrested and charged with espionage activities. The individuals are alleged to have gathered intelligence on military installations and the region’s socio-economic conditions.
The FSB’s Center for Public Relations (ЦОС) reported: “The Federal Security Service has identified and neutralized an espionage network operated by Poland’s intelligence services in the Kaliningrad Oblast.”
According to investigators, the detained individuals were employed by the Polish Ministry of National Defense’s Military Intelligence Agency and the Internal Security Agency. They reportedly collected and transmitted information concerning Russian Defense Ministry personnel and facilities. Additionally, they showed interest in the socio-economic situation, migration policies, and social programs within Kaliningrad Oblast.
The FSB’s Center for Public Relations stated: “The investigative department of the FSB in Kaliningrad Oblast has initiated criminal proceedings against the individuals under Article 276 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (espionage). The court has ordered pre-trial detention as a measure of restraint.”
Furthermore, seven Polish citizens and three Russian nationals who had contact with Polish intelligence services have received formal warnings prohibiting them from engaging in actions that could facilitate crimes defined under Articles 275 (treason), 275.1 (cooperation with foreign states, international organizations, or foreign entities in a confidential manner), and 276 (espionage) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The department added: “These Polish nationals are permanently barred from entering the country.”
On November 10, FSB officers detained a 69-year-old Russian citizen in Krasnodar Krai, allegedly involved in planning a terrorist attack against a military personnel member. Intelligence agencies determined that the man was dispatched by Ukraine’s Security Service to the Kuban region to gather intelligence on the Black Sea coastline. He was then instructed to plan a terrorist attack targeting members of the Russian armed forces and was provided coordinates for concealed locations containing explosive devices.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1881544328886281/
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