Betrayed To The State, Russian Citizens Of Military Spying Imprisoned For 15 Years

JAKARTA - A man accused of spying on the Russian navy on behalf of Ukraine was sentenced by Russian military courts to 15 years in prison.

The Russian attorney general's office said Dmitry Levin, a Russian citizen, was found guilty of high treason and became part of a terrorist organization.

"On instructions from its management, it gathers information about Russian naval ships in the waters of Teluk Tsemes in Novorossiysk, as well as about the location of military and airfield units, and methods to protect them," he said.

"He sent the data he received via courier to representatives of the Ukrainian special service," continued the Russian Attorney General's office.

Novorossiesk, which has been the target of Ukraine's attacks during the war, is the main port of the Black Sea with naval bases, shipyards, grain storage warehouses, and oil terminals.

In a separate case, the prosecutor's office said a 56-year-old woman, Natalia Shulga, was jailed for 15 years for attempting to blow up an electric transmission line in Russia-controlled city of Energyhodar in southern Ukraine in June 2024.