MOSCOW, November 11. /TASS/. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has thwarted activities of Polish security services’ network in the Kaliningrad Region, detaining two Polish intelligence agents and issuing warnings to seven Polish citizens and three Russians against committing acts of espionage and high treason, the FSB reported.

TASS has compiled key details about the situation.

Agent network exposed

- The FSB said it has exposed and identified a Polish intelligence network in the Kaliningrad Region.

- As a result of operational and investigative measures, two agents of the Military Intelligence Service of Poland’s Ministry of National Defense and the Internal Security Agency have been detained for gathering and passing information about the Russian military and Russian Defense Ministry facilities, as well as data on the social and economic situation in the Kaliningrad Region and regional migration and social policy.

- The FSB’s department in the Kaliningrad Region has initiated criminal cases against them on charges of espionage.

- Under a court decision, the detainees have been placed in custody.

- In addition, seven Polish citizens and three Russian nationals who had communicated with Poland’s special services were formally cautioned against actions that could lead to crimes under Article 275 (high treason), Article 275.1 (clandestine cooperation with a foreign state, international or foreign organization) and Article 276 (espionage) of the Russian Criminal Code.

- The seven Poles have been banned from entering our country for a long period, the FSB said.

Goal pursued by agent network

- An FSB operative commented in a video that the Polish agent network aimed to collect dual-use data, specifically in the military-strategic and socioeconomic fields.

- According to the FSB officer, such an approach is typical of present-day intelligence schemes.

- In this context, the Kaliningrad Region is an especially sensitive region given its location and the high concentration of military and border infrastructure, he noted.

Activities of Polish special services

- The FSB stressed that this year alone, as a result of screening and verification activities, "14 Polish citizens had their Russian visas annulled and six people were banned from entering Russia for aiding Poland's intelligence services.".