The Kremlin’s intelligence network has always been very extensive, and Russian spies worked without exaggeration in all countries of the world. However, the last year has been a series of fatal failures in this regard. Another high-profile case was revealed by the Polish special service.
Mission failed
In Poland, a network of agents working for Russia was recently uncovered. Their primary goal was to plan sabotage on railway tracks and junctions used to transport weapons and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
This case is the biggest among all the declassified networks in Poland’s history, resulting in the arrest of 15 people. The agents were controlled from Moscow, and the group consists of Russians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians. The last ones were the most numbered of all.
“Friends or foes” Belarusians
Belarusians often work for Russian intelligence, and the Polish special services are aware of it.
Why Belarusians?
– now it is difficult for Russians to enter the Polish network due to visa issues;
– at the same time, the Polish government often grants asylum to Belarusians on political grounds, making it easy for them to obtain legalization and the right of residence.
Currently, many Belarusian citizens live in Warsaw, having emigrated en masse after the events of 2020. With the start of a full-scale invasion, a second wave of migration to Poland has begun.
Not for the idea
Another, the sixteenth suspect, notified by Minister of Internal Affairs Kaminski, has been identified as a Belarusian. It is suspected that he was also a member of this large network, and his tasks were:
– exploration of military facilities on the territory of Poland;
– transfer of detailed information about Polish ports;
– carrying out propaganda activities among the population in favor of the Russian Federation (with the involvement of networks on the Internet).
The payment to the spy was made in cryptocurrency.
Since the creation of such networks has increased significantly since the beginning of 2023, the Polish special services foresee a number of further exposures in the near future.
