Ukraine said Friday it had arrested an army officer accused of passing information about secret military operations to Russia.
The SBU security services said the accused, a lieutenant colonel, was recruited by Russia before its 2022 invasion and “activated” earlier this year “to pass on plans for the Defence Forces’ combat operations behind enemy lines.”
The officer, a commander of a unit in Ukraine’s special operations forces, faces life in prison on the charge of “high treason”.
Since Russia invaded in 2022, both Kyiv and Moscow have arrested several citizens they accuse of spying for the other side, including for allegedly passing on information about military sites or troop movements.
But the arrest of a commanding army officer, privy to highly…
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