WARSAW

Poland arrested a Belarusian man on suspicion of spying for Russia, the Polish interior minister said on Friday.

“Belarusian Mikhail A. was involved in reconnaissance of military facilities and ports. He also carried out propaganda activities for Russia,” Mariusz Kaminski said on X, a social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

Kaminski's press office said that in the past months, 15 suspected spies were arrested, according to the state-run PAP news agency.

The suspected spy network was conducting reconnaissance activities of military facilities and critical infrastructure, as well as monitoring and documenting the transfer of military and humanitarian support to Ukraine.

They were also suspected of plotting attacks such as derailing support trains, arsons, and physical assaults on people.

* Writing by Nur Asena Erturk in Ankara