In Estonia, an agent of Russian GRU was arrested

In Estonia, an agent of Russian GRU was arrested. This was reported by Postimees with reference to the general director of the security police of the country Arnold Sinisalu.

The name of the arrested in the publication is not given. DELFI.EE clarifies that we are talking about a Russian citizen who had a residence permit in Estonia and permanently living in a Baltic country.

The agent was detained on January 9th. He was charged under the article of the Criminal Code on non -violent actions against the independence and territorial integrity of Estonia. The specific details of the case are not disclosed.

As Sinisalu noted, this is the first case of the detention of a GRU agent in Estonia.

DELFI.EE also reports that in 2016 two smugglers who at the same time worked at the FSB were detained. This is 24-year-old Artem Malyshev and 25-year-old Alik Khuchbarov. Both have both Estonian and Russian citizenship.

Malyshev was recruited in 2011. His task was to collect and transmit information about the army of the Baltic country and the Estonian Defense Union - the Volunteer Paramilitarian Organization, which, along with the army, is part of the Estonian defense forces. Malyshev also collected data on the work of the police and border guard department.

Khuchbarov was recruited in 2012. He also led espionage for border guards and police officers.

Malyshev reports Postimees, condemned to two and a half, and Khuchbarov - to three years in prison.

According to the security police, in recent years, Russian special services have been interested in those Estonian citizens who do not have direct access to state secrets. As a rule, people with dual citizenship come into view of Moscow, visiting Russia and engaged in a particular criminal activity at crossing the border. Such people work at the FSB are offered as an alternative to criminal prosecution for a crime.