An employee of the German military procurement agency has been arrested in Germany and is accused of passing classified information to the Russian intelligence services, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office said on Wednesday, writes The Guardian with reference to Reuters.

The man, a German citizen, whom the prosecutor’s office identified as Thomas H., without releasing any other details about him, allegedly approached the Russian consulate in Bonn and the embassy in Berlin on his own initiative and offered cooperation, the report said.

A German citizen, an employee of the German military procurement agency, passed on information received during his work to the Russian special service, the prosecutor’s office said.

Germany, one of the biggest suppliers of military equipment to Ukraine, is the main target of Russian espionage operations, the scale of which has increased since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, authorities have warned.

In December, the authorities arrested an employee of the German Foreign Intelligence Service (BND), who was also suspected of spying for Russia.