A former British soldier suspected of spying for Russia, after being lured by the promise ‘easy money’, has been detained in Ukraine.

The man, who has been named in Ukrainian media reports, travelled to the country in 2024 to train Ukrainian troops, according to a statement from the security services, SBU.

While pretending to help Ukrainian forces defending their homeland from Russian advancements on the frontline, he was recruited by Russia’s FSB spy agency to pass on secret information.

He then carried out ‘reconnaissance and sabotage activities’ and prepared attacks on high-profile Ukrainian activists and an MP.

The Kremlin provided him with weapons and ammunition for the ‘targeted killings on the territory of Ukraine.’

Investigators believe the instructor distributed the firearms

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