The Supreme Court in Ukraine's Russian-occupied Crimea region said on September 23 that it sentenced a Ukrainian citizen identified as M. Seleznov to 14 years in prison for espionage. The Mediazona website identified the man as Mykhaylo Seleznov, whose trial was initially held in Russia's Sverdlovsk region in March and later transferred to Crimea. Seleznov was found guilty of collecting data about Russian military equipment in the partially occupied region of Zaporizhzhya for Ukrainian intelligence. It is not known how Seleznov pleaded. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Ukrainian Jailed For Espionage In Russian-Occupied Crimea
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