Overview
- Ukrainian authorities publicly identified the detainee as Ross David Cutmore, 40, a British national arrested in Kyiv in October.
- Investigators allege he worked under the direction of Russia’s FSB in 2024–2025, passing military coordinates, photographs and personnel identifiers in May 2025.
- The SBU says Russian handlers provided weapons and that Cutmore transported and distributed arms used in the killings of Demyan Hanul, Iryna Farion and Andriy Parubiy.
- Officials say he arrived in early 2024 to train troops in Mykolaiv and later served in a border guard unit, allegedly seeking “easy money” and posting offers in pro-Russian groups.
- Kyiv reports cooperation with British intelligence in his detention, and the UK confirms consular assistance as the investigation continues with potential property confiscation on conviction.