Kyiv Resident Sentenced to 15 Years for Helping Direct Russian Strikes on Energy Facilities

A resident of Kyiv has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, with confiscation of property, after being convicted of working as an agent for Russian and Belarusian intelligence services, according to Ukraine's state news agency Ukrinform.

Prosecutors said the man tracked the locations of Ukraine's Defense Forces and passed the information to Belarusian intelligence services, which authorities said was used to help adjust Russian missile and drone strikes targeting energy facilities in Kyiv.

The case is one of a series of espionage and collaboration prosecutions that Ukrainian authorities have pursued since Russia's full-scale invasion, targeting individuals accused of assisting Russian military operations by providing intelligence on troop movements, infrastructure and other strategic targets from within Ukrainian territory.

Ukraine's energy infrastructure has been a repeated target of Russian missile and drone strikes throughout the war, and Ukrainian security services have said that identifying and prosecuting individuals who help direct such strikes is a priority for national security. The confiscation of the convicted man's property alongside his prison sentence reflects the penalties Ukrainian courts have applied in similar espionage-related convictions.

Ukrinform's report did not specify the man's name, the exact timeframe of his alleged activity, or further procedural details of the case, including whether the sentence is subject to appeal.