Life imprisonment threatened
UN employee arrested for espionage
According to Ukraine, an employee of the UN World Food Program has been arrested for spying for Russia. "Under the guise of voluntariness, the traitor was spying on the locations of the defense forces in the Pokrovsk sector," the Ukrainian domestic intelligence service SBU announced on Monday.
The 34-year-old Ukrainian had been instructed to locate the positions of the Ukrainian armed forces and artillery in and around the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk so that Russia could attack them. The secret service stated that the suspect was facing a life sentence for treason.
Pokrovsk as an important logistical hub
Moscow's soldiers have been advancing westwards in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk for months. In recent weeks, Russian forces have been approaching Pokrovsk. The city is a logistical hub for the Ukrainian army.
On Monday, the Russian army reported the capture of another village in the region. Russian soldiers had captured the village of Tsukuryne south of Pokrovsk, the Ministry of Defense said.
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