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Russia Today
2 days ago
- Politics
- Russia Today
Russian woman arrested for leaking military secrets to Ukraine
A Russian woman suspected of treason has been detained in Novorossiysk, a major port city on the Black Sea in southern Russia, the Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Thursday. The agency said she gathered and sent information on Russian military assets to Ukrainian intelligence. The FSB stated that the suspect worked on a civilian vessel in the ports of Novorossiysk and Sochi. During this time, she allegedly initiated contact with a pro-Ukrainian terrorist group, which the FSB said is controlled by Ukrainian intelligence services. The woman is accused of collecting details regarding the locations of Russian Navy vessels and air defense sites and sharing them with her Ukrainian handlers. 'No damage was allowed to be inflicted on military equipment or personnel of the Russian Armed Forces due to timely measures taken,' the statement reads. The FSB's branch in Krasnodar Region has opened a criminal case under the article for high treason. The woman has been placed in pretrial detention. The offense carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The agency has also shared a video of the woman's arrest. In the clip, when confronted about passing information about military facilities to a foreign government, she said she 'didn't see anything terrible in it.' The video also included a recorded confession in which the woman said she was contacted by a representative of Ukrainian intelligence. 'He offered me monetary compensation for cooperation. I agreed. Later, he gave me tasks to collect information about the locations of military facilities in Novorossiysk, Sochi, and Sevastopol,' she said. The suspect stated that she sent the information to a person named 'Maxim' via Telegram and acknowledged her guilt. In a separate message, the FSB warned that Ukrainian intelligence services are increasingly using Telegram and WhatsApp to recruit Russian citizens for reconnaissance and sabotage activities. Earlier on Thursday, the Russian security services reported the arrest of another woman in St. Petersburg who has also been charged with collecting data on Russian military personnel on behalf of Ukrainian intelligence and aiding in the organization of an act of terrorism. The woman allegedly helped establish the residences of Russian servicemen, as well as their vehicles and those of family members 'for the purpose of preparing and carrying out terrorist attacks against them,' the FSB said. The suspect faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
Bloomberg
10-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Kazakh Oil Exports to Hold Near Record Again in Fresh OPEC+ Test
Kazakhstan's crude oil exports are set to hold near record levels again next month, highlighting the ongoing challenge the central Asian country's burgeoning supply is posing for OPEC+. Total exports of CPC Blend from Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk are expected to be between 1.65 million and 1.75 million barrels a day in July, estimates from four traders involved in the shipments showed. That would be close to — or could even surpass — the record of 1.7 million, set in February.
Russia Today
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Ukrainian terrorist attack on energy company thwarted
Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) operatives have thwarted a Ukrainian terrorist attack in Krasnodar Region in southern Russia, the agency has said. A man who was recruited by Kiev was detained for planning to set off an explosion at an administrative building of an energy company in the region, the FSB said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the agency, the suspect, in his early 20s, was approached by Ukrainian intelligence services via WhatsApp this February. His initial tasks included taking photographs of military facilities and collecting information on the movement of Russian Black Sea Fleet vessels, it said. The man was later told to collect an improvised explosive device weighing 2.5kg from a stash in order 'to commit a terrorist act in a public space,' the statement read. He was apprehended by FSB officers while on his way to pick up the bomb, it added. A criminal case has been launched against the suspect for preparing an act of terrorism and illegal possession of explosives, the agency said. The man has admitted his guilt and is cooperating with the investigators, the FSB noted. It also published a short video of the suspect's interrogation, in which he said he received money from the Ukrainian spies for fulfilling their tasks. The administrative building that he planned to attack was located in Novorossiysk, he added. Novorossiysk is a major port city on the Black Sea, through which a significant part of Russia's oil trade is conducted. It also hosts a Black Sea Fleet base. The FSB warned in its statement that 'the Ukrainian special services are increasingly using the Telegram and WhatsApp messaging apps to involve citizens in sabotage and reconnaissance activities.'
CTV News
20-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
EU, Britain go ahead with new Russia sanctions without waiting for Washington
FILE - An oil tanker is moored at the Sheskharis complex, part of Chernomortransneft JSC, a subsidiary of Transneft PJSC, in Novorossiysk, Russia, on Oct. 11, 2022, one of the largest facilities for oil and petroleum products in southern Russia. (AP Photo, File)
