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Former German spy chief August Hanning detained on espionage, treason suspicions

Former Federal Intelligence Service (BND) chief August Hanning has been detained in Germany on suspicion of espionage and passing state secrets, The Guardian reported on Oct. 6.

6 October, 03:57 PM

Finland detains two men over espionage

Two men, ages 37 and 40, have been detained and remanded in custody in Finland on suspicion of espionage, local public broadcaster Yle reported on Sept. 16.

16 September, 10:50 PM

Germany considers shutting down Berlin's “Russian House” after Leipzig airport drone incident

The German government is considering closing the state-run "Russian House" cultural center in Berlin following an incident where a Russian drone targeted a Ukrainian plane at Leipzig/Halle airport, German newspaper Der Spiegel reported on August 21.

21 August, 01:58 PM

Germany arrests Ukrainian man suspected of sabotage plot

German authorities arrested a 33-year-old Ukrainian citizen on suspicion of preparing an act of sabotage against a weapons manufacturer in Bavaria, DW reported on Aug. 6.

6 August, 04:47 PM

Ex-Berdyansk judge sentenced for spying for Russia

A former judge from Berdyansk has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for high treason after collaborating with Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) and providing intelligence on Ukrainian military personnel, including members of the Azov Brigade, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko reported on June 5.

5 June, 02:06 PM

SBU arrests Russian FSB agent preparing strikes on Kyiv

Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) apprehended a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) agent, who had been “dormant” for 12 years and likely created a network of informants with an accomplice in Odesa, the agency announced in a press statement on May 22.

22 May, 02:32 PM

Ukraine charges GRU officer in teen-linked Burshtyn strike plot

A Russian GRU officer coordinated preparations for missile and drone attacks on the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in January 2026 and recruited a 17-year-old Ukrainian girl to help direct strikes on the Burshtyn thermal power plant, Ukraine’s SBU Security Service said on April 17.

17 April, 06:30 PM

Russian agent sentenced to 15 years for planting hidden cameras on Chernihiv rail line

A 31-year-old woman recruited by Russia’s intelligence services was sentenced to 15 years in prison for planting hidden video cameras to help target air strikes on a rail line in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine’s SBU security service said on Feb. 24.

24 February, 09:49 PM

SBU arrests Belarusian KGB spy

Ukraine’s SBU security service arrested a Belarusian journalist accused of working for the Belarusian KGB and attempting to infiltrate a Defense Intelligence (HUR) unit, the SBU and HUR said on Jan. 27.

28 January, 02:49 AM

UK man jailed for seven years on Russia espionage charges

Howard Phillips, 66, was sentenced to seven years in prison after admitting he offered logistical support to whom he believed were Russian intelligence agents in exchange for payment, Sky News reported on Nov. 7.

8 November 2025, 01:06 AM

Poland arrests Ukrainians spying on military objects for Russia

Two Ukrainians — a 32-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman — were detained in the Polish city of Katowice on suspicion of conducting intelligence activities for a foreign intelligence service, the spokesman for Poland's minister-coordinator of special services, Jacek Dobrzynski, reported on X on Oct. 27.

27 October 2025, 06:58 PM

Bloomberg: China accessed confidential UK government files for years

China systematically hacked into British government systems for more than a decade, gaining access to documents classified at low and medium security levels, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 15.

16 October 2025, 11:06 AM

Estonian citizen gets nearly five-year prison sentence for spying for Russia

An Estonian court convicted Ivan Dmitriev, a member of Estonia’s Defense League voluntary national defense organization, of espionage on behalf of Russia’s FSB security service, sentencing him to four years and 11 months in prison, Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported on Oct. 7.

8 October 2025, 12:18 AM

EU agrees to restrict Russian diplomats’ travel over espionage concerns

European Union governments have agreed to impose travel restrictions on Russian diplomats within the bloc, the Financial Times reported on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 11:37 AM

Dutch teens arrested for spying on Moscow’s behalf

Dutch police have arrested two 17-year-olds on suspicion of spying for Russia, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported on Sept. 26.

26 September 2025, 08:35 PM

Latvia nabs man spying on military bases for Russia

Latvian authorities have detained a man suspected of spying on the country's military facilities on behalf of Russian intelligence, the Latvian State Security Service reported on Sept. 17.

17 September 2025, 05:53 PM

U.S. tops global investors in surveillance tech, research shows

The United States is now the largest investor in commercial spyware — a global industry that enables covert surveillance of journalists, human rights defenders, politicians, diplomats and others, an Atlantic Council report released on Sept. 10 shows.

15 September 2025, 03:28 PM

Czechia, Romania, Hungary dismantle Belarusian spy network in Europe

Intelligence agencies from Romania, Hungary, and the Czech Republic have dismantled a Belarusian espionage network operating across Europe, Czechia’s Security Information Service (BIS) announced on Sept. 8.

8 September 2025, 09:45 PM

ROC priest’s daughter sentenced to 15 years on espionage charges

A 22-year-old daughter of a priest with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in Donetsk Oblast has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for espionage, Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office announced on July 18.

19 July 2025, 01:14 AM

U.S.-born spy granted Russian citizenship

U.S. national Daniel Martindale, who lived in Ukraine for two years while spying on Moscow’s behalf, was issued a Russian passport, state propaganda agencies TASS and RIA Novosti reported on July 15.

15 July 2025, 09:39 PM

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