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Kaliningrad court arrests two Polish citizens in espionage case
A court in Kaliningrad arrested two Polish citizens whom the FSB accuses of spying for Polish military intelligence. The FSB also said that 14 Polish citizens had been barred from staying in Russia.
Kaliningrad’s Central District Court arrested two Polish citizens whom the FSB accuses of espionage under Article 276 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The Kaliningrad Regional Court published details of the case.
The first suspect, a 40-year-old native of the Polish city of Braniewo near the Russian border, was detained on July 30. According to the court, he is registered in Russia, is married and is raising two young children; he is suspected of collecting information about border security measures.
Second detainee
The second suspect, a 53-year-old man, was detained on October 28. According to the FSB, from 2017 to 2022 he passed information to officers of Poland’s Military Intelligence Service about an international military equipment exhibition and the deployment of air defense systems in Kaliningrad Region.
In addition, the FSB said it had identified 14 Polish citizens whom it considers aides to Polish intelligence services and barred them from staying in Russia.
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