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Looks like the increased Russian defense budget is creating jobs.
SBU: Collaborator directed Russian drones towards Kyiv. A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Kyiv suspected of collaborating with the Russian security service FSB, writes Ukraine's security service (SBU). According to the SBU, the man reportedly directed Russian drones and missiles at targets in the Ukrainian capital between September 21 and 24. "As a result of the shelling during these days, civilians in the capital were killed and injured. The shelling also caused damage to residential areas in several districts of the city as well as to a maternity clinic," writes the SBU.
The suspect is also said to have assisted the Russians with information about how successful the attacks were afterward. He now faces life imprisonment. See the article on SVT News.
Germany's former spy chief arrested for espionage. August Hanning, former head of Germany's intelligence agency BND, has been arrested on suspicion of espionage, reports Welt.
Hanning was taken into custody Tuesday morning, suspected of espionage, revealing state secrets, attempted treason, and illegal intelligence activities. A former close associate of his is also said to have been arrested. According to the allegations, this person, over several years and for payment, provided August Hanning with a large number of classified documents, the German prosecution said in a statement.
Hanning led the BND from 1998 to 2005 and was secretary of state in the German Interior Ministry until the end of 2009. See the article on SVT Nyheter.