{
  "id": 2371829,
  "title": "Australia charges dual citizen accused of spying for Russia in Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/australia-charges-dual-citizen-accused-of-spying-for-russia-in-ukraine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T11:23:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3364856/australia-charges-dual-citizen-accused-spying-russia-ukraine"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Australian police charged a man with foreign interference on Friday for allegedly seeking to pass intelligence about Ukrainian military activities to Russia. The 27-year-old Russian-Australian citizen underwent “military-style” training in Russia and later joined the Ukrainian armed forces, Australian federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett told a news conference. Police allege he travelled to…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}