In October 2023, a correspondent of the Russian Newspaper, Alexander Gasiok, was arrested in Cyprus on suspicion of espionage. Gasiuk was stopped in the act while recognizing the object. After the shot, he was sent to Russia. At the time of the arrest, however, the writer was not alone. He was accompanied by an worker of the Russian embassy Danil Doinikov, a erstwhile FSB Border defender officer. Gasiak appeared in Cyprus in the spring of 2022, shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, and previously worked in the United States and Greece. It was the American intelligence that informed the Cypriot authorities about the work of a writer for Russian services. **This is the only example of Cyprus authorities' reaction to Russian intelligence activity**.
