Four Latvian Citizens Accused of Spying for Russia

Four Latvian citizens are accused of spying for Russia through the organization “Baltic Antifascists.”

This was reported by LSM.

Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) has called on the prosecutor’s office to initiate criminal proceedings for the collection of intelligence in Latvia and its transmission to Russian intelligence agencies.

The suspects transmitted data to the “Baltic Antifascists” Telegram channel — an organization whose founder has confirmed ties to the FSB and the GRU and which is used as a tool to recruit people to sign contracts with the Russian Armed Forces, conduct psychological operations, and gather intelligence on Latvian territory.

The investigation was conducted by the Latvian TV channel TV3 and Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s “Dossier” Center.

Those detained are:

• Igor Andreev, a supermarket security guard who collected and passed on information to a representative of the organization about Latvian residents, organizations, and businesses that support Ukraine. He sent images from surveillance cameras showing people wearing clothing with pro-Ukraine symbols, cars belonging to volunteer organizations, and vehicles with stickers condemning Russian aggression;
• Iveta Balode, the wife of Telegram channel founder Sergei Vasilyev and an informant;
• Yevgeny Oks, a finance sector employee and close friend of Sergei Vasilyev;
• An unnamed individual.

Two members of the group — Tatyana Andriets and Oleksandr Zhgun — are currently on trial in Latvia. In April 2026, the Kurzeme District Court in Talsi suspended the criminal case against Zhgun and Andriets because Zhgun had been placed on the wanted list. The other  members of the organization — Sergey Vasilyev, Viktoria Matule, Roman Samul, and Stanislav Bukains — have fled to Russia or Belarus.