The annual report of the State Security Department of Lithuania revealed that Russian, Belarusian and Chinese special services tried to recruit Lithuanian citizens, LRT and Kyiv Independent reported.

According to the report, “none of the attempts” were successful. In addition, five Russian intelligence officers who “worked under diplomatic cover” were expelled from the country, writes LRT.

“The intensity of other types of activities of the Russian special services – intelligence operations, radio-electronic and cyber intelligence – remains high, therefore the Department of State Protection will pay primary attention to the prevention of these activities, the implementation of counter-intelligence actions and the strengthening of cyber security,” the message added.

The State Security Directorate also identified Russian companies operating in Lithuania that tried to help Russian citizens circumvent sanctions and passed information to “relevant state institutions.”

Russian intelligence operations remain a threat to security not only in Lithuania, but also on the entire European continent.

VSquare, an independent media network in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, recently discovered that nearly 200 satellite dishes on the roofs of 39 Russian diplomatic missions in Europe are being used for espionage, with devices installed on the roof. the embassy in Brussels is able to conduct surveillance even in neighboring countries.