SBU: Donetsk Oblast resident who spied for Russia sentenced to 12 years in prison.

A Donetsk Oblast resident who spied on Ukrainian military positions for Russia was found guilty of collaborationism and sentenced to 12 years in prison, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported on Jan.

5. At the beginning of Russia's all-out war against Ukraine, the convict supported the invasion on his social media pages, bringing the attention of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), who then recruited him, according to the SBU. The man was reportedly spying on Ukrainian military positions in Donetsk Oblast, in particular, on artillery positions and the movement of heavy armored vehicles near Avdiivka.

He was sending this information to a Russian-led militant in the occupied territory of eastern Ukraine, who then forwarded it to an employee of the FSB administration in Russia's Rostov region, the SBU wrote. "The invaders needed the intelligence to plan their combat operations on the front line and to carry out targeted missile and artillery strikes on units of the Ukrainian troops." The SBU officers detained the informant in March 2022.

Considering his cooperation with law enforcement, the court sentenced him to 12 years in prison, which is shorter than some of the other prison terms that have been issued in similar cases.

In some cases, Ukrainians found spying for Russia during the full-scale invasion have been charged with treason, which can carry a life sentence if convicted.

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