Polish intelligence services established that the men had been legally in Poland for years and had been sending intelligence data to the Russian Federation.
The district court of the Polish city of Bialystok sentenced a Russian and a Belarusian who spied for Russia to four years in prison. Polish Radio reported this today, February 2.
It was reported that in 2017-2022, these men were tasked with collecting information about Polish military units, their equipment, conducting activities near the border of Belarus, as well as cooperation with troops of other countries of NATO, and sending data to the Russian military. intelligence
Polish intelligence services have established that the men have been legally in Poland for many years: the Belarusian studied in Bialystok and worked in an organization providing parachute training, and the Russian was involved in cultural activities and tourism.
It is noted that the sentence has not yet entered into legal force, and those convicted may appeal it.
It was previously reported that in Poland, law enforcement officials detained a Belarusian woman suspected of espionage. The woman provided the Belarusian KGB with information about members of the Belarusian diaspora and about organizations uniting Belarusians and Poles of Belarusian nationality.
Source: korrespondent
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