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Sep 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM ET
UK man charged with assisting GRU-linked sabotage plot
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Prosecutors said Joshua Cammidge, 31, has been charged in the UK with assisting a foreign intelligence service and preparing an act of sabotage. The Crown Prosecution Service alleged he communicated with and received instructions from a representative of the GRU Volunteer Corps, which it says is controlled by Russia’s GRU. Cammidge is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday after his arrest in Swindon on September 4.
WHO: Joshua Cammidge; Crown Prosecution Service; Counter Terrorism Policing London
WHAT: Charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service and preparing an act of sabotage linked to a GRU Volunteer Corps representative
WHEN: Reported Sep 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM ET
WHERE: Swindon, United Kingdom
WHY: The charges follow an investigation into alleged communications and instructions connected to a group linked to Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency.
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