Reuters: A Chinese father and son arrested in Ukraine on charges of stealing military technology
Reuters reported on July 9 that the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) announced the detention of a Chinese father and son on Wednesday, accusing them of collecting intelligence on Ukraine's "Neptune" anti-ship missile technology. This missile is a core project of Ukraine's defense industry and sank the Russian Black Sea Fleet flagship "Moscow" in 2022. The SBU said that the 24-year-old son was arrested in Kyiv, accused of requesting missile technical documents from the Ukrainian side; subsequently, his father entered Ukraine from China to try to transfer the data. An SBU official revealed that this is the first time since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2022 that a Chinese citizen has been arrested in Ukraine for espionage. Data shows that Ukraine's defense industry output increased by 20% in 2023, with the annual production of "Neptune" missiles reaching the level of hundreds, becoming a key equipment in the confrontation with the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
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