Naija, make una hear dis one. Former high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence official, Col Dmytro Kozyura, don land inside life imprisonment for spying for Russia FSB.
Ukraine prosecutor general say dem find am guilty of high treason under martial law. Dis man before na chief of staff of Security Service of Ukraine anti-terrorism centre.
SBU say dem catch am through operation wey dem codename “rat”. Kozyura dey use safehouse for Kyiv to communicate with Russian handlers wey dey collect classified information about Ukraine military and leadership.
Prosecutor general tok say Kozyura agree to share information wey be state secrets for financial reward. Dem say e deserve di harshest punishment.
Since Russia launch full-scale invasion for February 2022, Kyiv don announce many operations to expose Russian agents for dia soil.
After dem arrest am for February 2025, SBU release image of di former official with Ukraine intelligence chief Vasyl Malyuk, wey lead di investigation.
For statement after sentencing, SBU say Russia FSB recruit Kozyura for Vienna for 2018, but e take several years before handlers resume contact with am for December 2024.
SBU say dem subsequently ask am to gather and share wetin Ukraine know about deployment and movement of Russia armed forces, and information about Ukraine weapons, infrastructure, and political and military leadership.
His activities include spying on SBU command posts and “systematically” sharing consequences of Russian strikes, including number of wounded soldiers and civilians, according to statement from office of Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko.
Kozyura dey in “constant communication” with handlers, including sharing documents marked “secret”, Kravchenko add.
“Di colonel, a career officer for SBU, get access to state secrets and dey responsible for coordinating fight against terrorism,” di statement add.
“Anyone wey wear Ukrainian epaulets and begin to work for FSB become enemy of Ukraine,” Kravchenko tok. “Only di harshest punishment dey appropriate for such individuals.”
SBU say dem arrest Kozyura last year after officials “monitor every step of di agent around di clock” and find say e communicate with Russian operative from safehouse using separate mobile phone and Wi-Fi router.
SBU name im FSB handler for Russia as one man Yuriy Shatalov, wey role na to coordinate network of agents.
Ukraine security service maintain say before Kozyura eventual arrest, dem use am to “flood Russian forces with massive amount of disinformation”, while at same time prevent am from getting important intelligence.
Shevchenkivskyy District Court for Kyiv find am guilty of high treason under martial law and illegal handling of weapons, ammunitions or explosives.
