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FSB Detains Russian Solider Suspected of Spying for Ukraine

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Russia's FSB security service has detained a Russian serviceman suspected of spying for Ukraine, the RIA news agency reported on Wednesday.

The serviceman was allegedly gathering secret information for Ukraine's intelligence service and is being investigated for treason, RIA reported, citing the FSB. 

The independent CIT outlet identified the suspect as Ruslan Artykov, born in 1991.

Reuters contributed to this article.

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