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Russia says it arrested ex-defense industry workers suspected of spying for Ukraine
Russia’s FSB security service said on Tuesday it had arrested a group of former defense industry workers it suspects of supplying Ukraine with sensitive military information and of planning sabotage attacks.
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The FSB accused the unnamed ex-workers of spying for Ukrainian military intelligence and of handing over technical documents and models used in the manufacture of weapons systems and equipment for Russia’s Air Force.
It said in a statement that the same group was also involved in plans to blow up transport infrastructure such as railway lines used to supply Russian forces fighting in Ukraine.
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