Novorossiysk resident faces prison term in treason case

The Krasnodar Regional Court will hear the case of a Novorossiysk resident accused of passing information about a border outpost to Ukrainian special services.

The accused is 33 years old, and the case against him was investigated by FSB officers. The article on high treason (Article 275 of the Russian Criminal Code) charged to the man provides for 12 to 20 years of imprisonment, and in some cases, life imprisonment.

According to the prosecution, the man, while in Novorossiysk, allegedly passed “information about the forces and means of the border outpost department” to the Ukrainian special services via a messenger. The communication was conducted in a certain chat “used by the Ukrainian special services to obtain military information” from Russian residents, according to a report today on the website of the Kuban prosecutor’s office.

The department did not specify whether the man agreed with the charges brought against him. The file on the website of the Krasnodar Regional Court contains a case of treason registered on September 3, but the details of the accused are hidden.

 "Kavkazsky Uzel" also wrote that 37-year-old resident of the city of Prokhladny in Kabardino-Balkaria Yuriy Boyko received 17 years in prison in a case of attempted treason and participation in the activities of a terrorist organization. According to the prosecution, he intended to participate in hostilities on the side of the Ukrainian armed forces.

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