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In Poland again several people were arrested on suspicion of espionage. Among them a 37-year-old Russian woman The employees of the Polish Agency for Internal Security arrested six people suspected of participating in an organized crime group operating against Poland. Among the detainees are five Polish citizens between the ages of 25 and 52 and a 37-year-old Russian woman. The court arrested four of the detainees and sentenced two others to measures unrelated to arrest, said Tomasz Simoniak, coordinator of the Polish intelligence services. It is not specified what measure was taken against the Russian citizen. "The evidence collected indicates that the detainees acted in the interests of the Russian intelligence services and participated in activities aimed at strengthening the military potential of the Russian Federation," Semoniak said. According to the investigation, the group was involved in the illegal supply to Russia of "significant quantities of materials" for military purposes used in the production of ammunition and weapons systems. Further details are unknown. At the end of October it became known that a 55-year-old Russian citizen, Alexander Shavets, was arrested in Poland, who was suspected of espionage due to photographs of critical railway and transportation infrastructures. After the arrest, Tomasz Simoniak stated that Russia is carrying out acts of sabotage in Europe, which require preliminary reconnaissance and documentation. Shavetz's sister said that she learned about it from the press, and that her brother was interested in photographing trains all his life.

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In Poland again several people were arrested on suspicion of espionage. Among them a 37-year-old Russian woman The employees of the Polish Agency for Internal Security arrested six people suspected of participating in an organized crime group operating against Poland. Among the detainees are five Polish citizens between the ages of 25 and 52 and a 37-year-old Russian woman. The court arrested four of the detainees and sentenced two others to measures unrelated to arrest, said Tomasz Simoniak, coordinator of the Polish intelligence services. It is not specified what measure was taken against the Russian citizen. "The evidence collected indicates that the detainees acted in the interests of the Russian intelligence services and participated in activities aimed at strengthening the military potential of the Russian Federation," Semoniak said. According to the investigation, the group was involved in the illegal supply to Russia of "significant quantities of materials" for military purposes used in the production of ammunition and weapons systems. Further details are unknown. At the end of October it became known that a 55-year-old Russian citizen, Alexander Shavets, was arrested in Poland, who was suspected of espionage due to photographs of critical railway and transportation infrastructures. After the arrest, Tomasz Simoniak stated that Russia is carrying out acts of sabotage in Europe, which require preliminary reconnaissance and documentation. Shavetz's sister said that she learned about it from the press, and that her brother was interested in photographing trains all his life.

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