Polish Intelligence Service Coordination Minister Spokesperson Stanislav Zharin announced that Poland has expelled a Russian citizen named Emran Navruzbekov. The individual, who was posing as a former counterintelligence officer of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) in Dagestan, was removed from Polish territory. The official communication appeared on a government platform and was later echoed by an official social media channel.
The expelled person was prohibited from remaining in the Schengen area.
Navruzbekov entered Poland as a refugee and claimed to possess extensive knowledge about the operations of Russia’s security apparatus. However, the information he provided could not be independently verified, and several aspects of his career narrative and Russia’s actions in the Caucasus appeared inconsistent, with several details clearly contradicted by available records.
According to Zharin, the individual’s continued presence in Poland posed a threat to the Republic of Poland and its security interests.
In related reporting, a prior edition of a major Polish daily noted that the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has prompted a reconsideration of resource allocation for intelligence activities, including adjustments in compensation for personnel involved in intelligence work to reflect heightened operational demands.