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| FSB detains a Primorsky resident on suspicion of espionage for Ukraine |
| 2024-05-14 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] A resident of Vladivostok was detained on suspicion of working for Ukrainian military intelligence. A criminal case has been opened. The details were told to journalists in the regional department of the FSB of Russia. According to security officials, the man is suspected of committing high treason in the form of espionage in the interests of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Ukrainian nationalist organization controlled by him, recognized as terrorist in Russia. It was established that the 48-year-old Primorsky resident, on instructions from the Ukrainian special services, collected and transmitted information about the military infrastructure of the region. At the same time, he was fully aware that this data could be used against the security of Russia, the FSB explained. The detainee was taken into custody. During the investigation, he repented, asked for forgiveness for espionage and expressed his readiness to cooperate. This is the third case in recent times in Primorye when security forces suppress the activities of state traitors. As Regnum reported, on April 30, a resident of the Primorsky Territory was detained who established contact on a confidential basis with a representative of a Ukrainian nationalist organization recognized as terrorist in Russia, controlled by the GUR. On May 2, FSB officers detained a resident of Primorye suspected of espionage and transmitting information to Ukrainian military intelligence. On April 23, the Eastern District Military Court in Kemerovo sentenced a 37-year-old local resident to nine years in prison for treason and participation in the activities of a terrorist organization. The man was also sentenced to a fine of 500 thousand rubles to serve the first two years in prison. |
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