France Detains Man on Charges of Spying on Drone Factory for Russia: Prosecutor
- French authorities arrested a 48-year-old Belarusian national on June 3 for gathering intelligence on a drone production facility. The company supplies unmanned aerial vehicles to both French forces and Ukraine.
- The General Directorate for Internal Security established the suspect may have transmitted surveillance footage to a Russian contact, "The Paris prosecutor" said. The man was apprehended while recording a prototype drone.
- Similar espionage concerns have surfaced across Europe, including in Austria. Officials recently expelled Russian diplomats, bringing the total removed from Vienna to 14 amid suspicions of an "antenna forest" for intelligence gathering.
- Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger condemned the misuse of diplomatic immunity for espionage, as the expulsions follow warnings that satellite dishes on Russian properties could intercept communications.
- Western intelligence officials report that Russia increasingly outsources operations to criminal intermediaries. This tactical shift follows mass expulsions of intelligence personnel from Western countries after the poisoning of Sergei Skripal in the United Kingdom.
25 Articles
25 Articles
A man born in Belarus was arrested filming a prototype of Delair's Toulouse factory. Paris Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed on Friday the arrest and detention
The spying aimed at the Delair factory, a flagship of the French drone industry and supplier to Ukraine.
The Local - Fr
Insider PaperFrance detains man on charges of spying on drone factory for Russia: prosecutor
French authorities have detained and charged a Belarus-born man on suspicion of spying for Russia on a French drone manufacturer, the Paris prosecutor's office said.
French Authorities Detain Belarusian National Suspected of Spying on Drone Facility for Russia
French authorities have detained a Belarusian national on suspicion of gathering intelligence on a French drone production facility on behalf of Russia, BFMTV reported on June 19. The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed that the man had been taken into custody after being caught collecting information about a company involved in the production of unmanned aerial vehicles. We bring you stories from the ground. Your support keeps our team in the …
France detains man suspected of spying on drone factory for Russia
A 48-year-old Belarus-born man allegedly targeted the Delair factory near Toulouse in southwestern France. The site was attacked with Molotov cocktails the day before his arrest, but the devices failed to explode. It remains unclear whether the two incidents are linked.
This 48-year-old man, born in Belarus, was arrested on 3 June "when he was filming a prototype drone of a company supplying the French and Ukrainian armies" A man suspected of having
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
