US EditionBriton detained in Ukraine on suspicion of spying for Russia to make 'easy money'
Ross David Cutmore faces up to 12 years for allegedly spying for Russia and supplying weapons used in three high-profile killings, Ukrainian authorities said.
- On Oct. 29, Ukraine's SBU disclosed that Ross David Cutmore, British former serviceman, was detained on suspicion of spying for Russia and his family received formal arrest notification.
- Investigators allege Ross David Cutmore travelled to Ukraine in 2024 to train troops and was recruited by Russia's FSB, lured by the promise of `easy money`.
- Investigators allege he passed coordinates of military training centres in the south of Ukraine and details about foreign instructors, supplying firearms linked to killings of Andriy Parubiy, Irina Farion and Demyan Hanul.
- He is being held in custody and faces up to 12 years in prison if convicted, while the FCDO provides consular help and stays in contact with Ukrainian authorities.
- The case highlights risks around training-centre security as many foreign veterans have joined Ukrainian forces since 2022, while Ross Cutmore Snr says his family is stunned and hopes coming months bring clarity.
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Father of Man Accused of Spying for Russia Says Arrest ‘Hard to Take In’
The father of a British man arrested in Kyiv and accused of spying for Russia has said the news is “hard to take in”. Ross David Cutmore is alleged to have been recruited by Russia’s FSB security service and to have passed sensitive information to Russian authorities in exchange for money. According to Ukrainian officials, he transmitted “the co-ordinates of Ukrainian units, photographs of the training area, and information regarding military pe…
The Ukrainian prosecution accuses Scotsman Ross David Cutmore of collecting from FSB to locate Ukrainian military units Russian spies and Wagner employees: money from the Juicy Fields scam ended up in a Kremlin drone factory Ukrainian authorities have arrested a British military instructor accused of spying for Russia and planning assassinations, according to Ukrainian media. Ross David Cutmore, 40, a Dunfermline native in Scotland, was allegedl…
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