A resident of Yekaterinburg was convicted of attempting to cooperate with the SBU
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- The Sverdlovsk Regional Court sentenced a resident of Yekaterinburg to three years in prison for attempting to confidentially cooperate with the SBU.
- The man offered to hand over data about scientists and developments, but only partially admitted his guilt.
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Why It Matters
The convict was found guilty under Article 275.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, concerning confidential cooperation with foreign intelligence services.
The Sverdlovsk Regional Court sentenced to three years in a general regime colony a resident of Yekaterinburg, who promised to transfer data about scientists and developments to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). The press service of the court told Lenta.ru about this.
The man was also fined 300 thousand rubles. He was found guilty under Article 275.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Cooperation on a confidential basis with a foreign state or organization”). The convict partially admitted his guilt. In particular, he admitted that he corresponded with a representative of the SBU, but stated that he did not act against the interests of Russia and did not have secret information.
According to the court, in 2025, the man, on his own initiative, contacted the Ukrainian intelligence services, corresponded and promised to transfer data about scientists and developments.
Open Questions
- What kind of data about scientists was planned to be transmitted?
