National Police are investigating deaths of 23 soldiers due to methadone poisoning: seven underage girls are among suspects
Law enforcement officials are investigating 21 criminal cases involving the intentional poisoning of 23 Ukrainian defenders, which led to their deaths. Among those suspected of committing these crimes are seven underage girls who were carrying out orders from Russian special services.
According to Censor.NET, the Main Investigative Department of the National Police reported this to the publication "Slidstvo.Info."
It is noted that methadone was used in 13 cases of poisoning.
Police reported that Russian intelligence agencies are recruiting children to commit crimes through messaging apps, including Telegram, dating sites, and other social media platforms.
The youngest suspect in the murder of a soldier was 14 years old at the time of the crime.
It is noted that prosecutors have approved indictments in four criminal cases—the cases are currently being heard in court.
The police transferred another case to another law enforcement agency based on jurisdiction.
In the remaining cases, the pretrial investigation is ongoing, with law enforcement conducting investigative actions and forensic examinations.
Background
- It was previously reported that a 14-year-old girl from Rivne poisoned a soldier with methadone and strangled him on the orders of the FSB: she streamed the murder to her supervisor via video call.
