Ukraine Charges Chinese Father-Son Duo With Stealing Missile Technology

The pair allegedly tried to export classified documents to China related to Ukraine’s Neptune missile system.

People walk past the Chinese Embassy building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 20, 2023. Roman Pilipey/Getty Images

Ukraine’s counterintelligence agency has arrested a Chinese father and son suspected of trying to smuggle anti-ship missile technology out of the war-torn country.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced the arrests on July 9 on its official Telegram channel. It said the two were caught trying to export classified documents related to Ukraine’s RK-360MC Neptune missile system to China.