A Russian was detained in Crimea on suspicion of treason
The man sent data about military facilities and air defense to the SBU Telegram bot
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- A Russian was detained in Crimea on suspicion of treason.
- According to the FSB, he sent photos of Russian military vessels and data on the deployment of air defense systems to the SBU Telegram bot, and also collected money for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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Why It Matters
The FSB regularly reports arrests of those suspected of transmitting data to Ukrainian intelligence services.
Brief retelling from RIA II
A Russian was detained in Crimea on suspicion of treason.
The detainee sent photographs of Russian military courts and information about the locations of air defense systems and other military facilities in Crimea to a Telegram bot administered by the SBU.
A criminal case has been initiated against the detainee under the article of treason.
MOSCOW, September 23 - RIA Novosti. An accomplice of Kyiv detained in Crimea admitted that he had sent photographs of Russian ships to the enemy, as follows from a video published by the Russian FSB.
Earlier on Wednesday, the FSB reported that a Russian was detained in Crimea for organizing a collection of money to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine and proactively sending information about the locations of air defense systems and other military facilities in Crimea to a Telegram bot administered by the SBU.
“Having seen information somewhere in Telegram channels or in public pages that Ukraine was looking for information about the location of Russian troops, I proactively photographed military vessels and sent these photos to a Telegram bot administered by the SBU,” the Kyiv agent said in the video.
In addition, the FSB video showed Ukrainian passports and documents that were in the detainee’s apartment.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Transferring the case to court after completion of investigative actions
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- How much money was collected for the Ukrainian Armed Forces?
- What is the exact period of possible imprisonment?
