Traitor convicted for guiding over 120 pieces of Russian military equipment to Kyiv's outskirts

A Russian proxy who guided 128 pieces of Russian military equipment from Sumy Oblast to the outskirts of Kyiv by using his personal vehicle in the early days of Russia's full-scale invasion has received a significant prison sentence.

Source: Ukraine’s Security Service (SSU); Sumy Oblast Prosecutor’s Office; Ukrainska Pravda’s source in law enforcement agencies

Details: The prosecutor has proven in court that the defendant accompanied Russian convoys of vehicles through the territory of Sumy Oblast in his personal vehicle in the first days of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Being a local resident and, therefore, well aware of all possible roads leading around the main ones, the man arranged all the prerequisites for the successful advance of Russian vehicles into Kyiv Oblast. These included tanks, armoured personnel carriers and self-propelled artillery systems.

The Ukrainska Pravda's sources reported that the traitor in question is Hennadii Popsui.

Ukrainian defenders destroyed the above-mentioned convoy of Russian forces in the course of the war.

However, the Russian asset came back to Sumy Oblast after escorting the occupying forces, continuing to work for Russia's FSB even after the oblast was liberated, the SSU said.

The defendant gathered intelligence on the deployment and armaments of Ukraine's Defence Forces in the oblast.

SSU Counterintelligence detained the offender during a special operation in August 2022.

Based on the SSU’s investigation, the court found the Russian proxy guilty under Art. 111.1 and Art. 111.2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason) and sentenced him to 15 years in prison.

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