Senior Ukrainian intelligence official jailed for life for spying for Russia

His activities included spying on SBU command posts and "systematically" sharing the consequences of Russian strikes, including the number of wounded soldiers and civilians, a statement from the office of Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said.He was in "constant communication" with his handlers, including sharing documents marked "secret", he added."The colonel, a career officer in the SBU, had access to state secrets and was responsible for co-ordinating the fight against terrorism," the statement added."Anyone who wears Ukrainian epaulets and begins working for the FSB becomes an enemy of Ukraine," Kravchenko said. "Only the harshest punishment is appropriate for such individuals."Kozyura was arrested last year after SBU officials "monitored every step of the agent around the clock" and found he had communicated with a Russian operative from a safehouse using a separate mobile phone and Wi-Fi router, the SBU said.It named his FSB handler in Russia as a man called Yuriy Shatalov whose role was to co-ordinate a network of agents.Ukraine's security service maintained that before Kozyura's eventual arrest, it had used him to "flood Russian forces with a massive amount of disinformation", while at the same time preventing him from getting hold of important intelligence.He was found guilty of high treason under martial law and the illegal handling of weapons, ammunitions or explosives by the Shevchenkivskyy District Court in Kyiv.