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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Mark Trevelyan

Russian proxy in east Ukraine accuses Briton of spying

FILE PHOTO: Members of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe operate a drone at the site of a recent incident, when an OSCE vehicle struck a mine, near the village of Pryshyb outside Luhansk, Ukraine, April 25, 2017. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo

Authorities in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine have accused a Briton who worked as an international conflict monitor of spying for Ukraine, a Russian news agency said on Friday.

State-owned RIA said David Orrells, who worked as a drone operator for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), was suspected of handing over intelligence on the positions of Russian-backed fighters and weaponry that the Ukrainians then used to launch attacks on them.

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