October 29, 2025
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A former military instructor from Britain was detained in Ukraine on suspicion of working for the FSB

The Security Service of Ukraine detained a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland who is suspected of cooperation with Russian special services. Source: SBU, Prosecutor General’s Office Details: According to the investigation, the British man arrived in Ukraine in January 2024. At first, he conducted instructor classes for military personnel in Mykolaiv, and later worked in one of the border detachments. At the end of September 2024, having stopped working as an instructor, he moved to Odessa, where at that time he established contact with a representative of the Russian special service and agreed to transfer information of a military nature for money. In particular, there is data on the transfer in May 2025 of the coordinates of the deployment locations of Ukrainian units, photos of the territory of the training facility, and information on servicemen with the possibility of their identification. In addition, the analysis of his correspondence confirmed his performance of other tasks for the benefit of the special services of the Russian Federation. The figure collected information about objects in Odessa, conducted negotiations on the possibility of using explosive devices and tried to establish access to the command of military units. For one such task, he received $6,000. On October 27, the foreigner was informed of suspicion under Part 3 of Art. 114-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – in the unauthorized dissemination of data about the Defense Forces under martial law. photo of the OGP On October 29, at the request of the OGP prosecutor, the court chose a preventive measure for him in the form of arrest without the right to bail. ”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua

The Security Service of Ukraine detained a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland who is suspected of cooperation with Russian special services.

Source: SBU, Prosecutor General’s Office

Details: According to the investigation, the British man arrived in Ukraine in January 2024. At first, he conducted instructor classes for military personnel in Mykolaiv, and later worked in one of the border detachments.

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At the end of September 2024, having stopped working as an instructor, he moved to Odessa, where at that time he established contact with a representative of the Russian special service and agreed to transfer information of a military nature for money.

In particular, there is data on the transfer in May 2025 of the coordinates of the deployment locations of Ukrainian units, photos of the territory of the training facility, and information on servicemen with the possibility of their identification.

In addition, the analysis of his correspondence confirmed his performance of other tasks for the benefit of the special services of the Russian Federation.

The figure collected information about objects in Odessa, conducted negotiations on the possibility of using explosive devices and tried to establish access to the command of military units. For one such task, he received $6,000.

On October 27, the foreigner was informed of suspicion under Part 3 of Art. 114-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – in the unauthorized dissemination of data about the Defense Forces under martial law.

photo of OGP

On October 29, at the request of the prosecutor of the OGP, the court chose a preventive measure for him in the form of arrest without the right to bail.

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