Espionage affair

The year-long hunt for Russian agent Igor Z.

The Federal Criminal Police Office is looking for the Russian agent with this picture.(Bild: Krone KREATIV, zVg)

The affair surrounding the alleged Russian spy Egisto Ott is keeping Vienna in suspense. Salzburg has its own criminal espionage case, which has still not been completely solved: here is the background.

The picture of Igor Egorovich Zaytsev has been on display for five years - under the heading "wanted persons after criminals" on the homepage of the Federal Criminal Police Office. Under his name it says: "Zaytsev is suspected of having carried out secret activities of the Russian military intelligence service Glawnoje Raswedywatelnoje Uprawlenije (GRU) to the detriment of the Republic of Austria."