A network of Russian spies broken down by the ABW most likely acted on behalf of the GRU – the erstwhile deputy chief of the Polish counterintelligence, Wojciech Brochewicz, estimates. "I say this is their action, as straight active in providing the Russian Army with information" – he estimates. According to Stanisław Żaryn, Deputy Minister of peculiar Services Coordinator, 18 people have been detained since 24 February last year, who have cooperated with services from Russia or Belarus.