The State Bureau of Investigation officially announced that, together with the Security Service of Ukraine, they detained the ex-head of one of the regional departments of the SBU. The State Bureau of Investigation does not name the detainee, but yesterday the media reported on the detention of the former head of the SBU in Crimea Oleg Kulinich. According to ZN. UA, the detainee was considered an officer for special assignments of the head of the Service Ivan Bakanov.

“The State Bureau of Investigation and the Security Service of Ukraine conducted a joint special operation, as a result of which they exposed and detained a traitor to Ukraine - an active employee of the Security Service of Ukraine, who worked for the special services of the Russian Federation. Until March 2022. this employee headed one of the regional departments of the Service,” the State Bureau of Investigation said in a statement..

It is indicated that the examination confirmed the fact of cooperation of the detainee with the Russian special services, previously established by law enforcement officers. According to the State Bureau of Investigation, an SBU officer passed intelligence against Ukraine to the occupiers. In particular, law enforcement officers documented the transfer of information constituting a state secret to them..

“The direct participation of the defendant in the activities of a criminal organization that was engaged in intelligence and subversive activities against Ukraine was also documented.. The actions of the group harmed the sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability, defense capability, state, economic and information security of our state,” the SBI added..

The State Bureau added that sufficient evidence had been collected to notify an SBU officer of suspicion of committing crimes under part. 1 st. 255 (creation, management of a criminal community or criminal organization, as well as participation in it), h. 1 st. 111 (high treason), h. 5 st. 27 h. 1 st. 114 (assistance in the transfer or collection of information constituting a state secret for the purpose of transferring to a foreign state, foreign organization or their representatives).

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Until recently, Kulynych remained in office and was fired by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on March 2.. Even before his appointment, activists warned that he might cooperate with the aggressor..

According to activist Sergei Sternenko, it was Kulinich who handed Sergei Korotkikh (“Boatswain”) to the SBU, who is associated with working for the special services of Russia and Belarus, in particular, the case of the murder in Kyiv of the head of the “Belarusian House” Vitaly Shishov.