A former Ukrainian sumo champion who defected to the enemy and is now raising money for the occupation forces in Crimea will be tried
Kyiv • UNN
Former Ukrainian world sumo champion Olha Davydko, who is currently hiding in occupied Crimea, is accused of aiding the russian aggressor state by financing its occupation groups and promoting propaganda narratives, for which she faces up to 12 years in prison.
The former Ukrainian athlete, world sumo champion Olga Davydko, who is currently hiding in Crimea, supports the enemy and raises funds for its army, will be tried. This was reported by the SBU and the Office of the Prosecutor General, UNN reports.
Details
It is reported that the Security Service of Ukraine has completed a special pre-trial investigation into former Ukrainian athlete Olga Davydko, who is hiding in the temporarily occupied Crimea and financing the occupation groups of the russian federation.
The prosecutor's office has already sent to court an indictment against the former Ukrainian athlete on the fact of aiding the aggressor state, for which she faces up to 12 years in prison.
The accused began competing in the russian national team in 2016, but took a break from her career after russian athletes were banned from participating in international competitions
The investigation established that the athlete organized and headed a so-called "charity fund" in Crimea to support the occupying army. She repeatedly held fundraisers to purchase diesel generators, radios, thermal imagers and other resources for russian military personnel, who, among other things, were engaged in hostilities against Ukraine in the city of Bakhmut.
In addition, she gave interviews to pro-russian media, promoting propaganda narratives to influence the formation of the information space in Crimea.
Recall
Olga Davydko, 38, is a former Ukrainian athlete. In 2014, she supported the annexation of Crimea. In August 2016, Davydko became a russian citizen and announced that she was retiring from the Ukrainian national sumo team. Olga Davydko became the first ever Ukrainian world sumo champion.
