Ukraine Breaks Up Alleged Russian Spy Ring — Washington Post
KIEV, Ukraine — A spying scandal between Ukraine and Russia threatens to heighten tensions between the countries as Ukraine’s holds a presidential runoff election Sunday between a Russian-leaning candidate and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Ukraine’s security service said Wednesday five Russians were detained last month after being caught trying to obtain confidential military information from a Ukrainian citizen.
“We have broken up an FSB spying operation,” Ukrainian security services spokeswoman Marina Ostapenko said.