Russia jails man for 23 years for spying for Poland
A Russian man has been convicted by a Moscow court of spying for Poland and sentenced to 23 years in a penal colony, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday.
A Russian man has been sentenced to 23 years in a penal colony for spying on behalf of Poland, according to the Federal Security Service (FSB) on Friday. Espionage cases have surged in Russia since the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine, with courts often announcing verdicts while keeping details under wraps. Trials occur behind closed doors for national security reasons.
The convicted man, named Georgy Pirogov, allegedly supplied Poland with sensitive information regarding advanced Russian weaponry and missile systems utilized during the conflict in Ukraine. Prior to the war, Pirogov reportedly left Russia and began working with Polish intelligence in April 2022. The FSB claims that his task involved gathering and transmitting classified data, as well as identifying individuals with access to state secrets in Russia's defense industry to recruit them.
Just one day prior to his sentencing, Poland apprehended another Russian man they alleged had been hired by Moscow to assassinate a Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw.
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