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Russia arrests man accused of passing satellite secrets to US
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Posted on August 6, 2025
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Posted on August 6, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
A Russian man is arrested in Kaliningrad for allegedly passing satellite secrets to the US, facing high treason charges and potential life imprisonment.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A man accused of passing Russian satellite secrets to the United States has been arrested for suspected treason and placed in pre-trial detention, a court in the Russian city of Kaliningrad said on Wednesday.
The court, in a statement on Telegram, identified the suspect only as "O" and said he was a former employee of a company producing electronic engines for space satellites.
It said he was suspected of collecting and storing information about the firm's technology on behalf of U.S. intelligence services between July 2021 and December 2023.
The man was placed in detention until September 30, the court said. The charge of high treason carries a potential sentence of life imprisonment.
(Reporting by Mark Trevelyan; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
Satellite secrets refer to sensitive information regarding satellite technology and operations that could be exploited for military or intelligence purposes.
Pre-trial detention is the practice of holding a defendant in custody before their trial, often due to concerns about flight risk or public safety.
High treason is a serious crime that involves acts against one's sovereign or state, such as espionage or aiding enemy nations.
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