Ukraine's National Security and Defence Councilʼs secretary and former Security Serviceʼs chief arrested in absentia in Russia

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has arrested Oleksandr Lytvynenko, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, and Valentyn Nalyvaichenko, former head of the Security Service of Ukraine, in absentia.

Source: Russian independent media outlet Mediazona

Details: Russia is accusing Lytvynenko and Nalyvaichenko of using prohibited means and methods of warfare (Art. 356.1 of the Criminal Code). A pre-trial restriction was imposed upon them in absentia on 9 July.

It became known in early May that Nalyvaichenko and Lytvynenko had been put on the wanted list. At that time, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs did not disclose the articles under which the Ukrainian figures had been accused.

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