A foreigner who tried to transfer secret documentation for a Ukrainian aircraft to a foreign intelligence service was sentenced to 6 years in prison
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A foreigner was sentenced to 6 years in prison for espionage. He tried to obtain secret technical documentation for a Ukrainian aircraft for $1 million.
A foreigner was sentenced to six years behind bars for attempting to transfer secret technical documentation for a Ukrainian aircraft to a foreign intelligence service. This was reported by the Prosecutor General's Office, writes UNN.
Details
Following public prosecution by the Prosecutor General's Office, a foreigner was sentenced to 6 years in prison for espionage (Part 1 of Article 114 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). It was established that he entered Ukraine in 2022 and acted on behalf of a foreign intelligence service.
It is noted that in 2024, the convicted person contacted an engineer of a state enterprise and offered him one million dollars for technical documentation for one of the Ukrainian aircraft.
The engineer handed him a flash drive with materials marked "Secret" and containing state secrets. Immediately after receiving the drive, the agent was detained by the SBU.
The court's verdict has entered into force
Addition
The SBU detained a deserter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who, on the instructions of Russian special services, was preparing a terrorist attack in the center of Zaporizhzhia, planning to detonate an improvised explosive device in a crowded place. He faces life imprisonment for treason and other crimes.