State traitors were found in the authorities of Ukraine, who passed information to the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation. The criminals were detained by the Security Service of Ukraine, they face imprisonment for a term of 12 to 15 years.

The traitors turned out to be the head of the department of the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers and the head of one of the directorates of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine. The SBU conducted a multi-stage special operation to detain the malefactors.

State traitors were recruited back in 2012 during a trip to Russia. Since then, for a cash reward in the amount of 2 to 15 thousand. dollars, depending on the level of secrecy and importance of the collected data, Ukrainian civil servants " As a rule, the information concerned the country's defense capability, the arrangement of the state border and the personal data of law enforcement officers..

Attackers were detained in Kyiv. SBU investigators informed them of suspicion of committing a crime under Art.. 111 Treason. They are currently in custody.

Earlier it became known that Andrei Naumov, the former head of the Main Directorate of Internal Security of the SBU, is suspected of high treason and disclosure of state secrets..