Poland arrest four in probe into military supplies sent to Russia
Authorities say the group supplied ammunition and weapons components despite an embargo, and four suspects were charged with espionage.
- On Thursday, the Polish Internal Security Agency arrested four people in Warsaw on charges of spying for Russian intelligence and supplying military components to Russia.
- Among the six total suspects are five Poles and a 37-year-old Russian woman; the group illegally supplied Russia with military components used for ammunition and weapon systems production.
- Tomasz Siemoniak, the head of Poland's special services, stated "Russia is subject to a strict embargo in this area, and this operation was designed to circumvent it." Authorities suspect about 100 people of involvement since January 1, 2024.
- Two suspects accused of participating in an organised criminal group were placed under "non-custodial preventive measures," while the arrests add to a series of ongoing espionage cases in Poland.
- The Russian Embassy did not immediately respond to a request for comment, while the Kremlin has consistently denied conducting sabotage operations in NATO countries or plotting any confrontation.
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Poland arrests six suspected of espionage and arms smuggling to Russia
The charges against the group of six also include violations of regulations governing the international trade in goods and technologies of strategic importance for national defence and international security.
In Poland, a group suspected of cooperation with Russian intelligence services and illegal supply of military material to the Russian Federation has been discovered and four detainees are already in custody.
Poland said on Thursday that six people suspected of spying for Moscow and supplying its military had been detained.
Poland, one of the main allies of neighboring Ukraine in its war against Russia, announced Thursday that it had arrested six people suspected of spying for Moscow and supplying its army. Among the detainees are five Poles aged 25 to 52, as well as a Russian citizen aged 37, as wrote in X the coordinator of Poland’s special services, Tomasz Siemonik. Four suspects, including the Russian citizen, have been charged with espionage and have been rema…
A group allegedly illegally supplied Russia with large quantities of military components, used in particular for the manufacture of ammunition and weapons systems.
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