FSB Claims Polish Intelligence Network in Kaliningrad Disrupted, 2 Arrests

The Public Relations Center (PRC) of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) reported on Wednesday that it had foiled the activities of an alleged Polish intelligence network in the Kaliningrad region. It said it had detained two individuals whom the FSB claimed were operatives from Poland’s Military Intelligence Service and Warsaw’s Internal Security Agency. The PRC statement claimed: “The Federal Security Service has exposed and contained Poland’s intelligence network operating in the Kaliningrad Region.”JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. It accused the two men of: “Gathering and passing on information about the Russian Defense Ministry’s servicemen and facilities and data on the social and economic situation, migration and social policy of the Kaliningrad region.” It added that in addition to those arrested, the FSB had issued official warnings to three Russian citizens and seven Poles, who it suspected of having contact with Poland’s intelligence services, saying their actions made them liable to prosecution as spies or traitors. The statement added that it had imposed a long-term ban on the seven remaining Polish citizens from entering or remaining in Russian territory while the two who were arrested remain in custody. The Public Relations Center claimed that, as a result of “screening and verification activities” in Kaliningrad, visas for a total of 14 Polish citizens were annulled and six others suspected of aiding Poland’s intelligence services were banned from entering Russia. Other Topics of Interest Toporowski: ‘Being in Kyiv Is My Duty’ Polish harpsichordist Toporowski discusses musical freedom, Baroque music, cultural heritage, and art’s power in wartime. The Kaliningrad region is an exclave of Russia that sits on the Baltic Sea and borders Poland and Lithuania on NATO’s eastern flank. As such, the FSB said, it considers the region to be especially sensitive given its location and the high concentration of military and border infrastructure positioned there. Jacek Dobrzyński, a spokesperson for the minister in charge of Poland’s intelligence and security services, writing on X, said, “I do not comment on material posted online by Russian services,” before adding: “On the National Independence Day, I regard it [the FSB claims] above all as yet another provocation and act of disinformation.” He went on to say, “I appeal to everyone not to amplify hostile narratives or play into Russian propaganda.” Poland celebrates its Independence Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11 – the date selected to commemorate the 1918 restoration of the country’s sovereignty following 123 years of partition and foreign rule by the Russian, Prussian/German, and Austro-Hungarian Empires. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 90% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.