Ukraine arrests British suspect who allegedly aided Russia’s FSB in assassination plan

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained British nationalist Ross David Cutmore for allegedly obtaining firearms and ammunition from Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) to transportation retired assassinations successful Ukraine, according to​​ reports. Cutmore could look up to 12 years successful situation and confiscation of property, according to the SBU. 

While immoderate reports person claimed Cutmore was a British Army veteran, his subject work remains unclear, arsenic does whether the azygous helium is pictured wearing is from the British military.

When asked astir his subject work record, the U.K. Ministry of Defense referred Fox News Digital to the U.K.'s Foreign Office. 

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A nonmigratory walks among the debris adjacent a damaged house, a time aft a Russian onslaught connected a suburb of Odesa, confederate Ukraine connected March 7, 2025, amid the Russian penetration of Ukraine. (Oleksandr Gimanova/AFP via Getty Images)

A spokesperson for the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) told Fox News Digital, "We are providing consular assistance to a British antheral who is detained successful Ukraine. We stay successful adjacent interaction with the Ukrainian authorities."

The spokesperson added that the FCDO cannot get a British nationalist "out of prison, forestall the section authorities from deporting you aft your situation sentence, oregon interfere successful transgression oregon civilian tribunal proceedings. We indispensable travel different countries’ systems," according to its consular assistance page.

On Oct. 29, without disclosing his name, the SBU announced the detention of a "former subject instructor" who was moving for the FSB successful Kyiv. 

Since Russia’s penetration successful February 2022, foreigners person traveled to Ukraine to assistance successful the warfare effort, aft President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a nationalist plea for veterans to travel to Kyiv astatine the commencement of the conflict, according to the Financial Times.

Ukrainian information officials detained British nationalist Ross David Cutmore successful Kyiv for allegedly moving with Russia’s FSB to program attacks. (East2West)

The SBU said helium arrived successful Kyiv successful aboriginal 2024 to service arsenic a subject teacher tasked with grooming Ukrainian Army personnel. A fewer months later, Cutmore stopped moving arsenic an teacher and allegedly offered to collaborate with Russian special services arsenic helium sought "easy money," the SBU claimed. 

Investigators judge helium was approached by FSB officers aft helium posted notices connected pro-Russian societal media groups, and was past allegedly recruited successful Odesa successful Sept. 2024 and paid $6,000 to supply Russia with delicate information, according to reports.

An FSB handler tasked him with gathering accusation regarding different overseas subject instructors and the coordinates of grooming centers successful confederate Ukraine.

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Ross David Cutmore was apprehended by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). (East2West)

The SBU besides said that helium was sent instructions for making a homemade explosive device, successful summation to the coordinates of the cache wherever helium took a pistol with 2 loaded magazines, but the SBU detained Cutmore astatine his residence successful Kyiv earlier the task was carried out.

He is accused of providing Russia with accusation regarding Ukraine’s subject and of preparing for "terrorist attacks," arsenic stated by the SBU.

Members of Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, unpaid subject units of the Armed Forces, bid successful a metropolis parkland successful Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky)

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The SBU and Kyiv's Prosecutor's Office did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment. The FSB could not beryllium instantly reached.