In the Russian city of Kaliningrad, according to a statement by the Federal Security Service (FSB), two people have been arrested on suspicion of spying for Poland. As reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to a statement by the Russian embassy in Poland and the Politico newspaper, criminal cases have already been initiated against the detainees under espionage charges, and they have been placed in custody. The nationality of the suspects was not specified in the official announcement.
FSB Version: Collection of data on the Ministry of Defense in the border region
According to the Russian security service, the detainees were collecting and transmitting intelligence to the Polish intelligence services about personnel and facilities of the Russian Ministry of Defense in the border region. This region, the Kaliningrad Oblast, is considered by the service as a zone of heightened attention due to its proximity to the border with Poland and Lithuania. The FSB emphasizes that the suspects' activities were identified during operational measures, and materials have been handed over to investigative authorities for the initiation of criminal proceedings.
Official warnings to ten other citizens
In addition to the arrests, the FSB announced that official warnings had been issued to ten other citizens, whom the service links to alleged contacts with Polish intelligence. According to the statement, these warnings were received by seven Polish citizens and three Russians. The agency did not disclose details of these contacts or specify exactly which actions formed the basis for the warnings.
Warsaw's reaction: "provocation and disinformation"
In Poland, the Russian agency's statements were met with a harsh response. A spokesman for the Polish minister-coordinator of special services called the FSB's actions "another provocation and an act of disinformation." Thus, the Polish side does not confirm the espionage version and treats the Russian agency's publication as an element of an information campaign. Specific names or details contested by Warsaw are not provided in available reports.
Context: Mutual arrests amid tensions
The FSB's statement comes against the backdrop of a series of mutual arrests related to suspicions of intelligence activities. Previously, two Ukrainian citizens were arrested in Poland itself, suspected of collecting intelligence and organizing arson attacks disguised as Ukrainian soldiers on behalf of Russia. Recently, Polish law enforcement also arrested a Russian citizen suspected of cooperating with foreign intelligence: according to the Polish side, he was photographing trains and railway infrastructure facilities.
The combination of statements from both sides—about the arrest of "spies" and "provocations"—reflects a stable pattern of mutual accusations of intelligence activities between Russia and Poland. At the time of publication, no independent confirmation of the case details, beyond the statements of the FSB and the reactions of Polish authorities, is provided in open sources.
