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Senior Ukrainian intelligence official jailed for life for spying for Russia
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- Security Service of Ukraine Image caption, Ukraine's intelligence boss Vasyl Malyuk (R) was pictured alongside Col Kozyura after his arrest in February 2025
- A former high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence official has been sentenced to life in prison for spying for Russia's FSB security service.
- Col Dmytro Kozyura was found guilty of high treason under martial law, Ukraine's prosecutor general said.
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Security Service of Ukraine Image caption, Ukraine's intelligence boss Vasyl Malyuk (R) was pictured alongside Col Kozyura after his arrest in February 2025
A former high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence official has been sentenced to life in prison for spying for Russia's FSB security service.
Col Dmytro Kozyura was found guilty of high treason under martial law, Ukraine's prosecutor general said. He was previously chief of staff of the Security Service of Ukraine's (SBU) anti-terrorism centre.
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