FSB arrests defense facility engineer for allegedly working with Ukrainian intelligence

A design engineer at a defense and industrial facility in Rostov-on-Don was arrested on suspicion of working with the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate, claims the Russian FSB.

According to the FSB, between February and April 2023, the Russian citizen corresponded with Ukrainian intelligence via a messaging service in order to carry out his tasks and “proactively transferred information about the location of defense enterprises, air defense systems, and Russian Armed Forces personnel in Rostov-on-Don.” The name of the suspect has not been made public.

FSB investigators opened a treason case against the suspect which carries a possible sentence of up to life in prison.

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