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A U.S. Army officer, Lt. Col. Brandon Tyner, 41, was arrested in England for allegedly trying to pass sensitive information to Russia and was identified on 12 November 2026. British police detained him earlier that week following a sting operation. FBI Director Kash Patel announced on 10 November that a U.S. Army soldier had been arrested in the U.K. in a Russia-related espionage investigation. Tyner is a veteran who served in Afghanistan, Iraq and Qatar and previously received the Bronze Star Medal and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal. The Wall Street Journal reported he was stationed at NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps headquarters in Gloucestershire. The exact nature of his involvement with Russia has not been publicly revealed. He is expected to appear in a U.K. court next week and will then be transferred to the U.S. to face charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the New York Times reported. On 11 November the Kremlin denied any involvement, with spokesperson Dmitry Peskov saying the arrest had nothing to do with Moscow. The case comes amid rising tensions between Russia and NATO countries over alleged hybrid attacks, and several service members from other nations have recently been charged with spying for Russia. These include a Royal Navy intelligence specialist, Teddy Young, 24, charged in October, an Australian dual citizen charged in August, and a Canadian military counter-intelligence agent set for court-martial in December.