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The issue of collaboration in Ukraine is prominent, with ongoing detentions and trials of individuals supporting occupying forces. In April 2026, a woman was detained in Volyn for collaborating with occupying authorities in Donetsk Oblast. The Security Service of Ukraine exposed her, highlighting their vigilance. Meanwhile, a former head of Kherson's occupation administration, Oleksandr Kobets, was sentenced to life imprisonment. These actions symbolize Ukraine's unyielding stand against traitors. Additionally, traitors like those facilitating Russian educational standards in occupied Crimea and Makiivka face prosecution. The Ukrainian government intensifies efforts to address collaboration, bringing justice to those undermining national integrity.
What actions are taken against collaborators in Ukraine?
Collaborators in Ukraine face legal actions, including detentions by agencies like the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU). They are subject to rigorous investigations, leading to trials and potential convictions. The judicial system ensures that acts of collaboration are met with appropriate sentences, serving as a deterrent to those aiding occupiers.
How does the SSU combat collaboration with Russian occupiers?
The SSU actively works to dismantle networks of collaboration by conducting strategic operations resulting in the detention and prosecution of individuals involved with the occupiers. It collaborates with other law enforcement bodies to secure convictions and enforce justice, crucial for maintaining national security.
What are the typical penalties for collaborators in Ukraine?
Penalties for collaborators in Ukraine range from prison sentences to life imprisonment, depending on the severity of their actions. These sentences are often accompanied by confiscation of property and serve as strong warnings against collaboration with occupying forces in Ukraine's occupied territories.
Are there specific regions in Ukraine where collaboration is more prevalent?
Collaboration incidents are notably higher in regions under temporary occupation such as Crimea, Kherson, and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk. These areas see more active involvement by Ukrainian counterintelligence efforts to deter collaboration and restore Ukrainian governance and lawfulness.
How does Ukrainian law address educational collaboration?
Under Ukrainian law, implementing or promoting foreign educational standards in occupied territories is viewed as collaboration. Individuals involved in such acts, like those introducing Russian curricula, face investigations, detentions, and trials to safeguard Ukraine's educational sovereignty.
What recent developments have occurred in the fight against collaboration?
Recent developments include high-profile detentions and the sentencing of prominent collaborators. The Ukrainian government continuously adapts and strengthens legal frameworks to ensure effective prosecution of collaborators, emphasizing national security and territorial integrity.
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Kharkiv businessman who helped Russia conduct space reconnaissance against Ukrainian Armed Forces has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, - prosecutor’s office In Kharkiv, a company director who had collaborated with the Russian military-space sector and helped the occupying forces to conduct satellite reconnaissance of Ukrainian military facilities has been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. 1 161 7 Previously in trend: Recruited FSB agents
Former ’minister’ of occupying government of Crimea detained in Kyiv, - SSU. PHOTO The Security Service of Ukraine has detained in Kyiv the former head of the Crimean Autonomous Republic’s Republican Committee on Fuel, Energy and Innovation Policy, who, following the occupation of the peninsula, defected to Russia and went on to head the illegal ‘ministry’ of the occupying... 6 607 28 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea
Russian court hands down sentences in case over bombing of occupier Sushko: 5 defendants receive terms from 17 years to life imprisonment Russia’s Southern District Military Court has handed down a verdict in the case over the bombing of Ivan Sushko, head of the occupation administration of the village of Mykhailivka, who was eliminated in a car explosion in August 2022. 2 178 0 Previously in trend: Sentences for Ukrainians in the Russian Federation
Russian agent who spied through her own son, soldier, has been detained in Donetsk region, - SSU. PHOTO In the Donetsk region, law enforcement officers have detained a woman suspected of collaborating with the Russian FSB and gathering information on Ukrainian military personnel. 2 002 5 Previously in trend: High treason Sentences for high treason
Nine Ukrainian citizens who fought on side of Russian Federation have been given actual prison sentences – 15 years with confiscation of property. PHOTO Nine men who fought against Ukraine on the side of the Russian Federation have been given prison sentences. 2 699 7 Previously in trend: High treason
Court has sentenced Bulochnyk, member of parliament from Henichesk, in absentia to 10 years in prison for collaborating with occupying forces The Kherson City Court sentenced Dmytro Bulochnyk, a member of the Henichesk City Council, in absentia to 10 years in prison for collaboration. 1 049 5 Previously in trend: Disclosure of collaborators
400 traitors convicted of collaborating with occupiers have publicly stated their wish to move to Russia, — ’Khochu k svoim’ project As of April 15, 2026, the website of the government project "Khochu k svoim" (ed. "I Want to Be with My People") already features 404 profiles of convicted collaborators who wish to leave for Russia on the condition that Ukrainians are returned from Russian captivity. 4 888 26 Previously in trend: Prisoner swap Disclosure of collaborators
Traitor who was hiding after fleeing from occupied Donetsk region was detained in Volyn. PHOTOS A woman who tried to hide in Ukraine after collaborating with the occupying authorities in Donetsk Oblast was detained in Volyn. She was exposed by border guards and handed over to the Security Service of Ukraine. 5 506 11 Previously in trend: Disclosure of collaborators
Traitor who praised Russians and introduced Russian "educational standards" in occupied Crimea has been detained, - SSU. PHOTO The Security Service's counterintelligence unit has detained another female official collaborator in Kyiv. She was the head of a captured school in the temporarily occupied Yalta, where she introduced Russian "educational standards." 3 442 12 Previously in trend: Disclosure of collaborators
Collaborator Oleksandr Kobets, former head of the occupation administration in Kherson, received life sentence Based on evidence gathered by counterintelligence and Security Service investigators, collaborator Oleksandr Kobets, former head of the occupation administration in Kherson, was sentenced to life imprisonment with confiscation of property. 8 590 10 Previously in trend: High treason
Traitor, who worked for Russians in occupied Makiivka and implemented Russian "educational standards" there, was detained in Kyiv - SSU. PHOTO The Security Service detained a collaborator in Kyiv who had been working for the Russian occupation administration in the temporarily occupied part of Donetsk Oblast since 2014. 17 350 69 Previously in trend: Disclosure of collaborators
Collaborator and traitor strolls through occupied Bakhmut, filming his hometown destroyed by ruscists: "What beauty! Here is our beloved land". VIDEO A video circulating online shows a man accompanied by people in Russian military uniforms filming destroyed apartment blocks on Yuvileina Street in occupied Bakhmut. 13 144 38 Previously in trend: Fight for Bakhmut
State Bureau of Investigation is investigating 2,780 cases against traitors and collaborators — 1,300 indictments are already in court. INFOGRAPHICS The State Bureau of Investigation systematically exposes people who have betrayed Ukraine or are collaborating with the enemy. 459 2 Previously in trend: High treason Detention of Russian accomplices Elimination of collaborators and traitors
Collaborator Volodymyr Leontiev liquidated in Nova Kakhovka: he gave orders to torture Ukrainians. PHOTOS On Wednesday, 1 October, the so-called head of the occupation "Council of Deputies of Nova Kakhovka" in Kherson region, Volodymyr Leontiev, died of injuries sustained as a result of a drone strike. 10 605 34 Previously in trend: Elimination of collaborators and traitors
Collaborator and war criminal Mykhailo Hrytsai eliminated in occupied Berdiansk – DIU. PHOTOS On June 18, 2025, in temporarily occupied Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia region, collaborator, state traitor, and war criminal Mykhailo Pavlovych Hrytsai was shot dead. 25 673 72 Previously in trend: Elimination of collaborators and traitors
Traitors are held together with other prisoners, convicts have very negative attitude to them - Ministry of Justice State traitors and collaborators are held in prisons under normal conditions. 6 537 16 Previously in trend: High treason
Former law enforcement officers who created criminal organisation in occupied Kherson region and tortured people have been identified - National Police. PHOTO The police identified people from among the residents of the occupied part of the Kherson region who became Russian security forces and helped the enemy establish the invaders' order. Those who opposed the new laws were abducted by collaborators and subjected to terrible torture. Among the... 3 497 41 Previously in trend: Disclosure of collaborators Torture during the occupation
70 traitors transferred to Russia as part of "1000-for-1000" exchange – ’I want to go to my people’ project On May 23, the first stage of the prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia under the "1000-for-1000" format took place. As part of this exchange, 70 individuals convicted in Ukraine of collaboration and high treason were transferred to Russia. 11 186 46 Previously in trend: Prisoner swap Disclosure of collaborators
Former OPFL deputy, who worked for enemy during occupation of Dvorichna, sentenced in absentia A former MP from the OPFL, who collaborated with the occupiers during the occupation of Dvorichna in the Kharkiv region, was sentenced to 10 years. 1 323 2 Previously in trend: Disclosure of collaborators
Defector who served occupiers in Kherson and tried to join Armed Forces of Ukraine will spend 12 years in prison A resident of the Kherson region was sentenced to 12 years in prison for collaboration 1 975 1
Head of Russian Ministry of Culture in Crimea suspected of collaboration – SSU The SSU has served another collaborator, who heads the so-called "Ministry of Culture" in Crimea, with a notice of suspicion. 611 4 Previously in trend: Disclosure of collaborators
SSU: Two Russian accomplices detained for assisting Ruscists during occupation of Kherson region’s right bank. PHOTOS The Security Service and the National Police detained two Russian accomplices who collaborated with the Russian occupiers during the temporary seizure of the Kherson region at the beginning of the full-scale war. 1 128 0 Previously in trend: Detention of Russian accomplices
Resident of Khmelnytskyi region, who spied on military airfields and prepared terrorist attacks in western Ukraine, is exposed - SSU. PHOTO The SSU detained another Russian military intelligence agent in the Khmelnytskyi region. He was spying on the airfields of the Defence Forces and preparing terrorist attacks near the shopping mall in western Ukraine. 5 145 12 Previously in trend: Disclosure of collaborators Dissemination of information about the AFU
He headed "Russian police" in occupied Nova Kakhovka: SSU detains traitor in Volyn region. PHOTO A traitor was detained who, in the first months of Russia's full-scale invasion, headed the occupation "police" in Nova Kakhovka. 6 746 13 Previously in trend: Disclosure of collaborators
Former collaborator who worked for occupiers and later joined Armed Forces exposed in Kharkiv region – SBI. PHOTOS The State Bureau of Investigation together with the Security Service of Ukraine detained a resident of Kherson region who worked for the occupiers in a penal colony, and after de-occupation hid it and joined the Armed Forces. 3 473 6
She supported and justified Russia: former People’s Artist of Ukraine and former People’s Deputy from Party of Regions, Povalii, to be tried – Prosecutor General’s Office. PHOTO Prosecutors of the Vinnytsia Regional Prosecutor's Office have submitted to court an indictment against former the People`s Deputy from the banned Party of Regions and People's Artist of Ukraine Taisiia Povalii for collaboration. 8 536 49
He directed shelling of Cherkasy region: SSU detains FSB agent. PHOTO Another FSB agent was detained in Cherkasy, who was directing the enemy shelling of the city. 2 117 5
Well-known lawyer from Dnipro corrected Russian missile strike on drone modernisation company: detained while trying to flee from Ukraine - SSU. PHOTOS SSU CI officers and investigators prevented the escape from Ukraine of one of the most secretive FSB agents in Dnipropetrovsk region. He was a well-known local lawyer who corrected Russian missile strikes on the regional centre. 38 339 58
They forced POWs to sing Russian anthem: two heads and inspector of colony in Horlivka are suspected of cooperation with occupiers - prosecutor’s office In 2014, three residents of Horlivka, Donetsk region, supported the activities of illegal armed groups of the so-called "DPR". 993 4
They helped Russia circumvent sanctions with help of "shadow fleet": officials of Ukrainian holding company detained - SSU. PHOTOS The management of a Ukrainian holding company and their accomplices who helped Russia circumvent sanctions on energy exports were exposed. 4 585 16
Ten citizens will stand trial for serving in Russian units against Ukraine The Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office has completed a pre-trial investigation into ten people accused of collaborating with the Russian occupation forces and participating in hostilities against Ukraine. 1 538 3 Previously in trend: War
Kremlin appointees ask for additional security due to success of Resistance Forces - NRC In the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, the gauleiters appointed by the Russian authorities have begun to demand that the Kremlin strengthen their security. 3 299 12 Previously in trend: War
Occupiers created fake youth parliaments in TOT of Kherson region, - NRC Russian invaders are trying to involve teenagers from the TOT in collaboration. 836 4 Previously in trend: War
Lysohor: Ukrainian drone destroys car with collaborator and three occupiers in Luhansk region A Ukrainian drone hit a car with a local collaborator and three Russians near Novokrasnianka in the Luhansk region. 3 434 2
Parliament abolished confiscation of property from corrupt officials who made plea deals. Ukrainian government has blatantly flaked out EU, - Shabunin. The confiscation of property of corrupt officials who made a deal with the investigation was abolished by the law on depriving collaborators of state awards. 6 320 58
Commander of Special Operations Forces unit turned out to be "mole" for Russian GRU, recruited before full-scale war - SSU. VIDEO The SSU, with the assistance of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, detained a Russian GRU "mole" who was passing plans for special operations of the Defence Forces in the rear of the enemy to the ruscists. 34 279 103
He worked for Russian Federation during occupation, and then "got job" at TCR and handed out summonses: Traitor to be tried in Odesa region A traitor who worked for the Russian Federation during the occupation of Kherson region and later "got a job" in the TCR will be tried in Odesa region. 7 172 22 Previously in trend: War
Occupation "vice-mayor", GRU agent and traitor detained in Kherson region - SSU. PHOTOS Three traitors who collaborated with Russian invaders during the occupation of Kherson region were detained. 5 957 5 Previously in trend: War
Principal of lyceum in Kupyansk region, who implemented Russian education standards, gets 2 years in prison - National Police. PHOTO In the Kharkiv region, a lyceum director was sentenced to two years in prison for implementing Russian education standards. 1 614 8
Kharkiv scientist who helped enemy to improve "Shaheds" is detained, his student fled to Russia and is developing drones - SSU. PHOTO The SSU CI detained an enemy accomplice in Kharkiv who worked for the military-industrial complex of the aggressor country. 15 476 46
Russians remove local traitors from positions in occupied territories, - Kherson Regional Council In the occupied territories of Ukraine, Russians are dismissing local traitors who sided with them at the beginning of the invasion 2 367 5
Official of "Ukrenergo" was detained, who justified enemy strikes and denied statehood of Ukraine - SSU. PHOTO The SBU documented the subversive activities of an official of Ukrenergo, who justified Russia's armed aggression. 4 031 15
He cooperated with enemy: Director of occupation forestry in Balakliia was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison. PHOTOS A former assistant forester who worked for the enemy during the occupation of Balakliia will spend six and a half years in prison. 1 899 5
He mocked captured soldiers who were at Azovstal: "DPR police lieutenant colonel" is served notice of suspicion A former Ukrainian law enforcement officer voluntarily cooperated with the enemy and took an active part in the so-called "special military operation to liberate the territory of Donbas". 1 946 9
Kherson resident, who helped ruscists to torture Ukrainian patriots during city’s occupation, was detained - SSU. PHOTO Under the procedural supervision of the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office, a former employee of the Kherson Correctional Colony was served a notice of suspicion of high treason and voluntarily holding a position in an illegal law enforcement agency. 5 555 11
Two traitors who worked for ruscists’ occupation administrations in Luhansk and Kharkiv regions were detained - SSU. PHOTO The SSU detained two more traitors who collaborated with the Russian occupation administrations in the Luhansk and Kharkiv regions. 4 387 7
Over 50 Russian agents posing as civil society activists and calling for coup d’état in Ukraine have been detained since beginning of full-scale invasion - SSU Since the beginning of the full-scale war, the Security Service and the National Police have detained more than 50 agents of the Russian special services who tried to undermine the socio-political situation in Ukraine by posing as civil society activists. 1 592 11
Cleric of UOC (MP) from Luhansk region Hutenko was notified of suspicion for supply of jewelry products to Russian Federation - SSU The Security Service of Ukraine reported on absentee suspicion of a cleric-jeweler of the UOC (MP) from the Luhansk region, who sells gold products to Russia. 2 008 10
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