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Convicted of being an agent of Belarusian and Russian special services who passed on data about the thermal power plant and military personnel in Kyiv
With public prosecution by prosecutors of the Office of the Prosecutor General, the 49-year-old Kyiv resident was found guilty of treason and sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.
Prosecutors proved that the man cooperated with representatives of Belarusian and Russian special services and passed them intelligence about the locations of the Defense Forces and critical infrastructure facilities in Kyiv.
The cooperation began in May of 2025 with correspondence on Telegram. The local general laborer came to their attention after posting pro-Kremlin comments on Telegram channels. By October he had begun carrying out reconnaissance tasks—collecting information and sending coordinates of objects in the capital.
In particular, the man filmed the perimeter of Kyiv’s thermal power plant with his mobile phone camera from the window of his apartment. After Russian shelling he conducted recon near the facility to determine its technical condition and the effects of the strikes.
The convicted man also photographed the locations of Ukrainian military personnel and transmitted information about their positions. He sent the data via Telegram channels and chatbots used by Belarusian and Russian special services, including the chatbot of the State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus.
For carrying out the tasks he expected to be subsequently “evacuated” from Ukraine. He prepared for the escape in advance—packing a tactical backpack with necessary items for illegally crossing the state border.
Law enforcement uncovered his intelligence activities and detained him at his place of residence in Kyiv.
The court found the man guilty under part 2 of article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine—of treason committed under martial law.
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