British man accused of providing drone factory details to Russian intelligence

Joshua Cammidge, 31, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday accused of providing information about UK drone factories to Russian intelligence and offering to sabotage them. Prosecutors allege Cammidge communicated with and received instructions from a representative of the GRU Volunteer Corps, which they state is controlled by Russia's GRU military intelligence agency.

According to prosecutor Warren Stanier, Cammidge provided details of four drone factories near his home in Swindon, west England, and volunteered to commit an act of sabotage. He also allegedly researched a Wi-Fi jamming device and conducted reconnaissance. Cammidge was arrested in Swindon last week by counterterrorism officers.

Stanier told the court that Cammidge had been communicating between August 28 and September 3 with a British national who had gone to Russia to fight against Ukraine, and that these conversations involved requests from Russian intelligence services. Cammidge denied the charges during a police interview, stating he had no intention of carrying out sabotage.

Cammidge was remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear at London's Old Bailey Court on September 25. Russia's embassy in London has not commented on the case.