Ukraine Jails Dmytro Kozyura For Life For Spying For Russia’s FSB

A Ukrainian court sentenced former senior Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) official Col Dmytro Kozyura to life imprisonment for spying for Russia’s FSB security service, after finding him guilty of high treason under martial law.

“- Published A former high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence official has been sentenced to life in prison for spying for Russia's FSB security service”

BBC

The SBU said an operation codenamed “rat” found Kozyura used a safehouse in Kyiv to communicate with Russian handlers seeking classified information about Ukraine’s military and leadership.

BBC

Ukraine’s prosecutor general said Kozyura agreed to share information “constituting state secrets” for financial reward and deserved the harshest punishment.

BBC reported that after Kozyura’s arrest in February 2025, the SBU released an image of the former official with Ukraine’s intelligence chief Vasyl Malyuk, who led the investigation.

Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said Kozyura was recruited by Russia’s FSB in Vienna in 2018, and that Russian handlers resumed contact with him in late December 2024.

The SBU described how Kozyura was tasked with collecting intelligence on Ukraine’s knowledge of Russian troop deployments, weapons used by Ukraine’s security and defense forces, critical infrastructure, and the aftermath of Russian strikes.

Euronews

Kyiv Post said the SBU monitored the suspect throughout his espionage activities and used him in a counterintelligence operation to feed the FSB large amounts of disinformation before his arrest.

The Kyiv Independent quoted Kravchenko saying, “Anyone who wore Ukrainian shoulder boards and began working for the FSB becomes an enemy of Ukraine,” as the Shevchenkivskyi District Court handed down the life sentence.

Euronews framed the case within a broader picture of Russia’s hybrid campaign in Europe, saying the Russian services in Germany use Telegram and other social media to recruit so-called “usa e getta” agents for small acts of sabotage, surveillance, or provocation.

“Güneşli Saturday, June 27, 2026 A former senior Ukrainian intelligence official has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of high treason for spying on behalf of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), Ukrainian authorities announced”

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Euronews quoted German intelligence chief Martin Jäger warning that the “pace gelida” could “potrebbe trasformarsi in un confronto caldo in qualsiasi momento,” during an annual public hearing at the Bundestag.

Euronews also quoted Ukrainian IT expert Kostyiantin Korsun saying Russian services can use specialized software to follow thousands of Telegram channels, create detailed user profiles, and identify those showing sympathy for Russia.

In the Kyiv case, the SBU said Kozyura was “in constant communication” with his handlers, and BBC reported the SBU maintained it used him to “systematically” share the consequences of Russian strikes, including the number of wounded soldiers and civilians.