Ukrainian authorities arrested an Odesa City law enforcement officer associated with Russian intelligence who collected data on Ukrainian military equipment transport and planned to blow up a railway.
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Russian saboteurs active in southern Ukraine
Odesa law enforcement officer arrested for planning railway bombing
Officer collected data on Ukrainian military equipment transport
In November 2022, public officials of the same Food Safety Service in Odesa were caught for the first time for taking bribes in exchange for phytosanitary certificates.
They used a network of private companies that extorted the money in the guise of delivering consultation services.
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