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In Donetsk region, a man who passed information about the Defense Forces to Russian intelligence was exposed
Under the procedural supervision of prosecutors of the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office, a 50-year-old resident of the village of Seleznivka, Kramatorsk district, has been notified of suspicion of treason against the state (part 2 of art. 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
According to the investigation, in June 2026 the unemployed man, who held pro-Russian views, began communicating on Telegram with a sapper intelligence officer of the Moscow military district. He agreed to work for the enemy in his locality and in Sloviansk to help the Russian army implement plans to seize Donetsk region.
The suspect tracked locations where Ukrainian service members were concentrated and passed the obtained information to his interlocutor.
He also reported the locations of military equipment and artillery armaments, as well as the addresses from which UAVs were launched. In the messages the man indicated approximate numbers of strike assets, directions of drone movement, and specific areas.
In total the transfer of information about six locations of the Defense Forces was documented. The unlawful activity was exposed and stopped.
At the prosecutor’s request, the court imposed pretrial detention as a preventive measure on the suspect.
Pursuant to art. 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent until their guilt is proven by a guilty verdict of a court.
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