- A Scottish man, Ross David Cutmore, who worked as a military instructor in Ukraine, has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years for spying for Russia.
- Cutmore was recruited by a member of the Russian special services and transmitted information about the Ukrainian military in return for payment.
- He pleaded guilty in a plea deal at the Kyiv district court of Odesa on 30 April.
- His activities included providing co-ordinates of Ukrainian units, photographs of a training area, and data that could identify service personnel and facilities in Odesa.
- Cutmore was also found to have illegally possessed a Makarov pistol and combat cartridges, and discussed the possibility of using explosive devices.
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