On Thursday, March 16, Poland announced that it had completely dismantled a Russian espionage network that supported an attack launched by Moscow in Ukraine.
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“The entire network has been dismantledPolish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak told Polish public radio PR1. “It was a spy group, a group of people who gathered information for those who attacked Ukraine“, he added: “The threat was real– insisted the minister, without giving other details.
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak at the US Air Force Base in Ramstein, Germany, January 20, 2023. ANDRE PAIN / AFP
A state of high alarm
The Minister of Internal Affairs of Poland will hold a press conference on this topic on Thursday at eleven o’clock (10 o’clock Paris time). On Wednesday, March 15, the private Polish radio station RMF FM reported, citing unnamed sources, that the Internal Security Agency ABW arrested six foreigners working for the Russian secret services and allegedly preparing for subversive activities in Poland. The suspects were arrested after the discovery of hidden cameras installed on important railway routes and junctions, recording and transmitting traffic data.
According to RMF, “dozens of devicesThis type was installed mainly on sections of railway lines leading to the south-east of the country, in particular near Jasionka Airport, near Rzeszów, which is one of the main points for the transfer of Western weapons and ammunition to Ukraine. After this operation, the services and the police were put on high alert, the security of railways and strategic infrastructures was strengthened, RMF TV channel reports.
Source: Le Figaro
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