Poland has announced the elimination of a spy network after local media reported the detention of several people suspected of spying for Russia, Reuters reports.

According to RMF FM, the channel that first announced the arrest of the alleged Russian spies, the group was planning sabotage activities.

“I would like to emphasize the great success achieved by the officers of the Internal Security Agency, as the entire spy network was exposed,” Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak told Polskie Radio 1.

“This is undoubtedly proof that the Polish services work very effectively for the security of our country,” he added.

Blaszczak did not want to provide more information, saying that the details of the case will be presented by the Minister of the Interior, Mariusz Kaminski, at a press conference to be held today.

But according to information released by the RMF, six of those arrested were from countries east of Poland and worked for Russian special services.

RMF FM reported that spies had hidden cameras on important railway routes, mainly in the Podkarpackie region in southern Poland. According to the same source, the cameras were also found near Jasionka airport near Rzeszów, which became a key point for the transfer of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine after the beginning of the Russian invasion on February 24 last year.

The RMF also said that following the discovery of the spy ring, security measures have been stepped up on key railway routes and critical infrastructure facilities.

Accusations of espionage in Poland

Last March, Poland expelled at least 45 Russian diplomats suspected of espionage.

A month later, the Polish authorities arrested two citizens of Belarus, whom they accused of espionage.

“They are suspected, in particular, of carrying out reconnaissance of military and civilian objects of critical importance for the defense of the Republic of Poland,” the then press release said.

Later that month, Poland arrested two more men accused of spying for Russia, this time a citizen of Belarus and Russia.

“A Russian and a Belarusian, acting on behalf of the Russian special services against Poland, carried out intelligence activities regarding the functioning of the Polish armed forces, including the deployment of the army in the area of ​​the Polish-Belarusian border,” the spokesman said. Polish special services Stanislav Zarin.

In mid-February this year, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau announced that Poland had dismissed all Moscow-educated diplomats from its diplomatic corps, prompting a sharp reaction from the Russian Foreign Ministry.

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