French authorities confirmed on Friday that a Belarusian man has been arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia. French outlet Le Figaro, citing comments from the Paris prosecutor’s office, said the 48-year-old Belarusian native was caught on June 3 filming a prototype drone made by an arms maker that supplies drones to Ukraine.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Prosecutors said the man sent the video to someone in Russia. “[The man was arrested] while filming a prototype drone belonging to a company that supplies the French and Ukrainian armed forces,” the prosecutor’s office told Le Figaro. “The investigation conducted by the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI) established that he had sent a video to someone in Russia,” it added. Citing “a source close to the investigation,” Le Figaro said the man lives in Spain and was caught filming at drone maker Delair’s factory in Labège, near Toulouse. The person added that the factory was targeted by Molotov cocktails that failed to explode two days prior to the suspect’s arrest. The man is in pre-trial detention and has been charged with providing information to a foreign power, facing up to 15 years in prison if convicted. However, Delair told the French outlet that the incidents did not affect its operations. “The relevant authorities have taken charge of the matter; we have no further comment,” said Stéphane Douce, head of public relations at Delair.