In Poland, the investigation into the spy network, which operated at the behest of Russian intelligence, was completed — the indictment against 16 people was submitted to the court. They conducted anti-Polish propaganda and prepared sabotage, as well as monitored military aid to Ukraine.
RMF24 writes about it.
The spies operated from January to March 2023 in Bila Pidliaska, Chelm, Medyka, Przemyśl, Rzeszów, Warsaw and other settlements of the country. All of them are foreigners from the eastern border of Poland. They informed the customers about the results of the conducted reconnaissance, for which they received a reward.
Among other things, the attackers installed web cameras on transport routes with Western military aid to Ukraine. They also had to put GPS tags on them.
The accused face up to 10 years in prison.
- In March, Poland said it had uncovered a Russian espionage network and detained nine people, allegedly plotting sabotage and monitoring rail routes to Ukraine that supplied Western weapons and ammunition.
- On June 30 , a Russian hockey player who plays for the Polish team of the first league was detained in Poland. He is accused of spying for Russia.
- On July 10, Polandʼs Internal Security Agency announced that it had detained another member of a spy network that operated in the country for the benefit of Russian intelligence. The man is a citizen of Ukraine.
- On July 19, the National Prosecutorʼs Office and the Internal Security Agency of Poland exposed a network of Russian agents who planned to blow up trains with weapons and humanitarian aid for Ukraine.