THE dad of an ex-British military instructor accused of being a Russian spy has revealed he hasn’t seen his son in a year – but has been left “lost for words” by the bombshell accusation.
Ross David Cutmore, a former cadet based in Kyiv to train troops, was arrested last month on suspicion of working for Putin’s ruthless FSB to “carry out targeted killings on the territory of Ukraine” in 2024 and 2025.
His dad, Ross John Cutmore, 59, has now told The Sun he hasn’t seen his alleged spy son in a “year” and that “he has never lived” at his home in Dunfermline, Fife.
Of his alleged traitor son, Ross John said: “He’s a grown man and makes his own decisions.
“The last time I saw him was at Christmas time – almost a year ago.
“I knew the news was coming as we were told a few weeks ago.
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“I haven’t spoken to him since he was arrested.
“My ex-wife, his mum, has been in contact with the Foreign Office over it.”
He also told The Telegraph that he is “lost for words” and is “embarrassed” by the whole ordeal.
Asked if he was surprised at his son’s actions, he said: “That’s the understatement of the year.”
He added: “I’m just a normal person. I go to work. Just living my life – normal family.”
Cutmore, 40, travelled to Ukraine earlier this year to help train troops, but new details suggest he had limited military experience.
His only known experience was “less than a year” as an officer cadet when he was studying at Glasgow University.
The Sun understands the suspected spy had served with Glasgow University Officer Cadet Corps.
A source said: “He would be no more combat effective than a life boat. The OTC is basically a social club designed to give people a look at army life.”
Cutmore is alleged to have helped arm the killers of former Ukrainian parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy, nationalist politician Irina Farion, and far-right campaigner Demyan Hanul, according to Ukraine‘s SBU spy service.
Parubiy – a key anti-Kremlin figure and ex-head of the National Security and Defence Council – was gunned down in a daylight attack in Lviv on August 30, 2025.
Farion, 60, long reviled in Moscowwas shot in the head at her home in Lviv the previous month.
And Hanul, 31, wanted in Russia for his ultranationalist activism, was murdered in Odesa in March.
Ukrainian investigators say they are now examining whether Cutmore supplied the weapons used in each killing.
The SBU claims he was secretly recruited by Russia’s FSB after being tempted with promises of “easy money”.
He allegedly began conducting reconnaissance, sharing the locations of military training centres, and smuggling firearms and ammunition for Russian hit squads operating inside Ukraine.
Officials say he even received instructions on where to collect a loaded pistol with two magazines.
The SBU claims he was paid at least £4,500 for his work with Russian agents.
Cutmore was detained at his Kyiv home in October, his identity initially concealed as he was hauled into court for a closed hearing.
Ukraine’s security services confirmed his unmasking was carried out with the support of British intelligence, including MI6.
He is being held on suspicion of passing unauthorised information to Russia and conducting “reconnaissance and sabotage activities”.
Officials also allege he was preparing to stage bomb attacks.
He now faces a potential 12-year prison sentence if convicted.
An SBU source said: “Cutmore is currently detained and in custody, and the investigation is ongoing.”
Prosecutors in Kyiv claimed Cutmore had been in the country since January 2024 and had “conducted instructional sessions for military personnel in Mykolaiv”.
The Brit later worked for Ukrainian border units before he stopped working as a military instructor in September 2024, the prosecutors added.
He then moved to Odesa and there he “established contact with a representative of the Russian special service and agreed to provide military information for money”.