Russia arrests man in Crimea for passing secrets to Ukraine

30 October 2023 - 09:44 By Reuters
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Crimea, which is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, has been under de facto Russian control since 2014. Stock photo.
Crimea, which is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, has been under de facto Russian control since 2014. Stock photo.
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Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday that it had detained a Russian man in Crimea on suspicion of treason, accusing him of passing military secrets to Ukraine, according to a state news agency.

In a statement quoted by RIA, the FSB said that the unnamed man had "collected and transmitted information about specified sites with reference to geographic coordinates to a representative of the Ukrainian military".

Crimea, which is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, has been under de facto Russian control since 2014.

Reuters


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