Scot spy accused ‘put ads on Russian social media’

A SCOTTISH man accused of spying for Vladimir Putin in Ukraine advertised his services on pro-Russian social media groups, prosecutors claim.

- BY BEN BORLAND

Ross David Cutmore was detained in Kyiv and appeared in court in October, although the extraordinary details of the case only emerged on Tuesday.

The 40-year-old, from Dunfermline in Fife, travelled to the war-torn country in January 2024 to train recruits in the southern city of Mykolaiv.