Moscow Court Jails Man 23 Years for Spying for Poland
Georgy Pirogov vanished in July 2024 during a business trip to Uzbekistan and resurfaced days later inside Moscow’s Matrosskaya Tishina pre-trial detention facility.
A Russian court has sentenced Georgy Pirogov to 23 years in prison for treason after he allegedly spied for Poland. The FSB security service announced the verdict, which was reported by the independent news outlet Mediazona in mid-July. Pirogov, who fled to Georgia after the 2022 Ukrainian invasion, was found hiding in a pre-trial detention center in Moscow in July 2024.
The FSB claims he began working with Polish intelligence after leaving Russia. According to the agency, Pirogov gathered classified data on advanced missile systems and personal details about security-cleared individuals. He also allegedly sent cryptocurrency to the Ukrainian military and delivered ammunition to Ukraine via Poland.
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