Ukrainian court sentences woman to life in prison for helping Russian missile strikes

Lina Portman3 days ago

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A Ukrainian court in Cherkasy, central Ukraine, has sentenced a local woman to life in prison for correcting Russian missile strikes in the region and trying to get a job in the regional military administration.

Prosecutors proved in court that throughout February 2023, the woman performed tasks assigned by representatives of the Russian special services (FSB), providing them with information and accurate coordinates of military facilities in Cherkasy and Cherkasy Oblast.

The court charged her with crimes against the foundations of national security, state treason committed under martial law and repeated justification of Russian aggression against Ukraine, according to the Cherkasy Oblast prosecutor's office.

The SBU spokesman in the Cherkasy region told Suspilne that the accused had gone to the scene, conducted reconnaissance and provided the coordinates and a detailed description of the Ukrainian objects to the Russians via an anonymous conversation.

The aggressor also actively justified Russia's invasion of Ukraine on his social networks and expressed admiration for Russian military personnel, in particular the “Wagner” group, Russian mercenaries known for their human rights violations and war crimes.

Ukrainian investigators found on his computer a video of the “Wagner group” with killed Ukrainian servicemen and lists of propaganda YouTube channels.

Source: Cherkasy Region Prosecutor's Office

She tried to get a job in the military administration of Cherkasy Oblast, hoping to receive information about the region's critical infrastructure and send it to the FSB.

The woman committed these crimes while on probation. In 2022, she was convicted of denying Russia's armed aggression, glorifying its participants, and participating in collaborationist activities, the Cherkasy region prosecutor's office reports.

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