On Poland’s Independence Day, FSB says it detained two Poles in Russia on espionage charges
Russia’s FSB arrested two Polish citizens in the Kaliningrad region on espionage charges, its Public Relations Center said.
A Polish intelligence “network of agents” had been operating in the region, the FSB said.
It said they collected and passed on information about Russian military personnel and Defense Ministry facilities, as well as “information about the socio-economic situation, and migration and social policy” in the region.
The FSB also issued official warnings against espionage and treason to seven more Polish citizens and three Russian citizens who had contact with Polish intelligence services. The seven Poles were barred from entering Russia “for an extended period.”
The FSB made the announcement on Poland’s Independence Day, which falls on November 11.
In late October, Poland detained 55-year-old Russian citizen Alexander Mashovets, who was suspected of espionage over filming critical railway and transport infrastructure sites. His sister said that her brother was a train-photography enthusiast.
In early November, officers of Poland’s Internal Security Agency detained six people suspected of participating in an organized criminal group operating against Poland. Among those detained were five Polish citizens aged 25 to 52 and a 37-year-old Russian woman.
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