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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Nick Forbes

Scottish man who spied on Ukraine military for Russia jailed for eight years

A Scottish man who worked as a military instructor in Ukraine has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to spying for Russia.

Ross David Cutmore, from the city of Dunfermline in Fife, was recruited by a member of the Russian special services and transmitted information about the Ukrainian military in return for payment.

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