Kyiv resident "exposed" Kyiv’s air defence positions and sent video to Medvedchuk’s blogger – SSU. PHOTO
Cyber specialists from the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) detained a local resident in Kyiv who filmed Ukrainian air defence positions on his phone and shared information about them on Telegram.
This was reported by the SSU press centre, according to Censor.NET.
What the suspect did
According to investigators, the suspect filmed Defence Forces positions through the windscreen of his own car and sent the file to a sanctioned blogger who previously worked for Viktor Medvedchuk’s television channel and is now outside Ukrainian government-controlled territory.
An expert examination commissioned by the SSU confirmed that the public dissemination of restricted information about the Defence Forces had harmed Ukraine’s state security.
Suspicion and penalties
- SBU investigators served the detained man with a notice of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 114-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (unauthorised dissemination of information about the locations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that allows them to be identified on the ground, committed under martial law).
- He now faces up to 8 years in prison.
"The Security Service once again urges citizens not to record or share photos and videos of enemy attacks. In particular, they should not publish content showing air defence combat operations or ruscist strikes on Ukrainian military facilities and critical infrastructure.
The SBU systematically investigates cases of such recordings being shared online and holds their authors accountable. The relevant articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine provide for prison sentences," the service added.
