Event 743

{
  "attack_type": "Espionage",
  "category": "Espionage",
  "confidence": "High",
  "country": "Poland",
  "description": "Stanislaw Szypowski, a former agent of Russia's GRU military intelligence convicted of spying for Russia, stole a classified report concerning the Polish LNG terminal and helped select informants for Russian recruitment. He was also involved in promoting pro-Russian narratives in Polish media. After serving seven years in a Polish prison, he has recently resurfaced working as a businessman in Poland. The case illustrates continuing Russian espionage efforts targeting Poland's critical infrastructure and information environment.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-01-19T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Stanislaw Szypowski, convicted for spying for Russia's military intelligence (GRU), stole a classified report on an LNG terminal, helped select informants for recruitment, and promoted pro-Russian narratives in Polish media.",
    "After seven years in prison, he re-emerged as a businessman."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "evidence": [
          "Stanislaw Szypowski, convicted for spying for Russia's military intelligence (GRU), stole a classified report on an LNG terminal, helped select informants for recruitment, and promoted pro-Russian narratives in Polish media.",
          "After seven years in prison, he re-emerged as a businessman."
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "ScreenshotOne capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_743_1764195935_4657da45.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1.0,
  "url": "https://vsquare.org/former-russian-spy-gru-agent-stanislaw-szypowski-business-poland/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "EE",
  "Attack Type": "GRU operative resurfaces",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "PL",
  "Date": "19-Jan-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "https://vsquare.org/former-russian-spy-gru-agent-stanislaw-szypowski-business-poland/",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "Former ??Russian spy now active in ??PL",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Operates as ??businessman, pre-arrest pattern",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}