The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) Counterintelligence Department in Kyiv detained a former Ukrainian official who collaborated with Russia's FSB and Russian-backed terrorists in Luhansk Oblast, advocating for Ukraine's eastern territories to be annexed to Russia's Rostov Oblast.
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The suspect was a former Ukrainian official who left civil service in 2014 and collaborated with the FSB
The suspect visited occupied Luhansk multiple times after the full-scale invasion and conducted activities against Ukraine's national interests
The suspect met with a head of the 5th Service of the FSB in Russia in September 2023
The suspect spread biased information on social media to incite national hatred and justify Russia's aggression
The suspect made posts calling for Ukraine's eastern regions to be annexed to Rostov Oblast
During the search, law enforcement found items with Russian symbols, a communist party membership card, medals, and Russian insignia
The suspect was remanded in custody without bail
A district court in Kyiv sentenced Denys Kulikovskyi, also known under the nickname Palych, the former head of the Russian-run Izolyatsia prison in occupied Donetsk, to 15 years in jail with confiscation of property.
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