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42-year-old Oleksandr Maltchenko from the village of Kozatske in the Novo-kakhovska urban community of Kahovka district in Kherson region leaked coordinates of Ukrainian Armed Forces units to Russian occupiers. At the time of the crime, he was an employee of the Novo-kakhovska City Military Administration (hereinafter – MVA). Maltchenko was detained at the end of 2025 year. 6 August the Large Oleksandrivsky district court found him guilty of high treason and sentenced him to 15 years of deprivation of liberty with confiscation of property.
This was reported by the Center for Investigative Journalism.
The court established that Oleksandr Serhiyovych Maltchenko, 29 born in March 1984 year, a native and resident of the village Kozatske in Kherson region, leaked coordinates of Ukrainian Armed Forces units to Russian occupiers. He was employed at that time as a dispatcher for humanitarian aid of the Department of Municipal Property, Infrastructure and Improvement of districts of the Novo-kakhovska City Council (Novo-kakhovska MVA) and constantly resided in Kozatske. Now this village has been completely destroyed by the Russians.
During 2025 year Maltchenko transmitted this information to an employee of 8 Department of the FSB Russian Federation military counterintelligence via Telegram.
“20 August 2025 year he sent to a representative of the Russian FSB a photo from a fragment of a Google map showing the location of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the possibility of identifying them on the ground. The next day Maltchenko again sent coordinates on Google Maps. The same cases occurred 29 August, 16 and 30 September, 4 and 6 November 2025 year,” the court’s verdict says.
In November 2025 year Oleksandr Maltchenko was detained. During a search, seven mobile phones and a passport of a Russian citizen in his name were found.
Oleksandr Maltchenko, a traitor who leaked coordinates of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kherson region. Photo from social networks
The accused fully pleaded guilty. He said that seven times he sent to a Russian FSB employee information indicating the locations of Ukrainian military personnel of the unit. Some of these data he transmitted on his own initiative, and some — on the basis of received assignments.
“I knew that my interlocutor worked for the FSB and understood the danger of my actions. I regret what I did,” Oleksandr Maltchenko said in court.
The court found him guilty of high treason under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Sentence – 15 years of deprivation of liberty with confiscation of all property. The sentence has not yet come into legal force.
Maltchenko may be released in November 2040 year.
Shortly before his arrest, Oleksandr Maltchenko testified as a prosecution witness against Viktor Prychypia, the former gaulaiter of the village Kozatske. 11 July 2025 year the Large Oleksandrivskyi District Court for a long time recognized Prychypia guilty of collaboration and sentenced him to ten years of imprisonment with confiscation of property. Now the former gaulaiter of Kozatske heads the occupation administration of the village Khorly of Kalanchatska settlement community of Skadovsk district.
Reminder:
As reported by CZR, the court seized the property of all defendants in the case of Valeriy Saltikov, deputy of the Kherson Regional Council from the European Solidarity.
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