Roman Sushchenko, an officer of the Defense Intelligence
of Ukraine, was aleegedly collecting data on the Russian military and National
Guards.
MOSCOW, October 3. /TASS/. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained Ukrainian defense intelligence officer Roman Sushchenko on suspicion of espionage, an FSB source told TASS on Monday.
"The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation has detained an officer of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine Sushchenko Roman Vladimirovich while conducting an espionage operation in Moscow," the source said.
"The Ukrainian national was purposefully collecting
information on the Russian Armed Forces and National Guard, constituting state
secrets, the disclosure of which could have undermined Russia’s defense
capabilities," the FSB source stated.
The FSB has initiated a criminal case against Sushchenko
over espionage charges. The investigation is currently underway.
Moscow’s Lefortovo District Court has authorized the
arrest of Sushchenko, the court spokesperson Yekaterina Krasnova told
TASS.
"By court decision, Sushchenko has been arrested
for two months, that is till Noverber 30," she said.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has not yet reacted on the
FSB’s statement. The Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform has reported that the
detainee was their own correspondent in France. The news agency claims that
Sushchenko was in Moscow on vacation.
Source: ITAR-TASS 03-10-2016
