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Girl arrested after taking US$111 from Russia to poison Ukrainian troops
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Girl arrested after taking US$111 from Russia to poison Ukrainian troops

A 17-year-old girl is accused of packaging and sending deadly drugs to Ukrainian soldiers via Telegram on behalf of Russian handlers, resulting in two deaths.

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Ukrainian police detained a 17-year-old girl in Zhytomyr for allegedly packaging and sending deadly drugs to Ukrainian soldiers via Telegram for Russian intelligence, leading to two deaths.

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Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of recruiting minors for sabotage acts including poisoning since 2022.

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Ukrainian police said on Friday they had detained a 17-year-old girl suspected of helping Russia’s security services to poison Ukrainian soldiers and that two had died.

Ukraine and Russia have throughout their war since 2022 accused each other of recruiting minors for sabotage acts including poisoning.

The girl, who was not named, is suspected of having packaged deadly drugs and sending them to Ukrainian soldiers she contacted by Telegram, a police statement said.

She was arrested by police in Zhytomyr, west of Kyiv, after allegedly following instructions from a Russian handler in exchange for at least 5,000 hryvnias (US$111), they said.

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  • What is the identity of the detained teenager?
  • Which specific military units were targeted?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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