Australian police charged a man with foreign interference on Friday for allegedly seeking to pass intelligence about Ukrainian military activities to Russia.The 27-year-old Russian-Australian citizen underwent “military-style” training in Russia and later joined the Ukrainian armed forces, Australian federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett told a news conference.Police allege he travelled to Russia for the training in October 2024, before returning to Australia, where he “maintained contact” with individuals he believed were linked to Moscow’s intelligence services.
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FRI · 2026-08-21 · 11:23 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0821-104493
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Australia charges dual citizen accused of spying for Russia in Ukraine
Australian police have charged a 27-year-old dual Russian-Australian citizen with foreign interference for allegedly attempting to pass intelligence about Ukrainian military activities to Russia. The Australian Federal Police stated that the man underwent "military-style" training in Russia in October 2024 before returning to Australia.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-21 · 11:23 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Australian police have charged a 27-year-old dual Russian-Australian citizen with foreign interference for allegedly attempting to pass intelligence about Ukrainian military activities to Russia. The Australian Federal Police stated that the man underwent "military-style" training in Russia in October 2024 before returning to Australia. While in Australia, he allegedly maintained contact with individuals he believed were connected to Russian intelligence services. Following this training, the man reportedly joined the Ukrainian armed forces. The charges were announced by Australian federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett.
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He maintained contact with individuals believed to be linked to Moscow's intelligence services after returning to Australia.
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Police allege he travelled to Russia for training in October 2024.
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The individual later joined the Ukrainian armed forces.
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The 27-year-old Russian-Australian citizen underwent "military-style" training in Russia.
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Australian police charged a dual citizen with foreign interference for allegedly seeking to pass intelligence about Ukrainian military activities to Russia.
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