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Russia arrests two suspected Polish spies in Kaliningrad, Interfax reports

By Thomson Reuters Nov 11, 2026 | 12:39 AM

MOSCOW, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on ​Wednesday it has ‌arrested two people described as agents of the Polish secret services ‌for ​gathering information ⁠on military facilities ⁠in Russia’s western Kaliningrad region, Interfax reported.

Interfax also cited the ​FSB as saying it warned seven ⁠Polish citizens ⁠and three Russian ​nationals due to what ​it said were their ‌contacts with the Polish security services.

The Kaliningrad region is ⁠a Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea that borders ⁠Poland ‌and Lithuania. It ⁠has occasionally ​been ‌a flashpoint between ​Russia and ⁠the European Union and NATO.

(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Felix Light; Editing by Vladimir ​Soldatkin)