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Court sentenced former SBU antiterror chief Dmytro Kozura to life for spying for Russia
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A high-ranking former SBU officer received a harsh sentence after a years-long internal investigation, raising questions about internal security and wartime vetting procedures.
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The former head of the Anti-Terror Center of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Dmytro Kozyura, received a life sentence for spying for Russia. The decision was issued by Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi District Court, reported by the Security Service of Ukraine. According to investigators, he held the rank of colonel and became one of the highest-ranking SBU officials to face criminal liability in the wake of the large-scale invasion.
According to case materials, his arrest occurred in February 2025 during a special operation code-named “Rat,” which encompassed espionage activity within the ranks of the Ukrainian security service.
The traitor carried out FSB tasks to collect and transmit information on the deployment and movement of Russian armed groups
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Former head of the SBU Anti-Terrorist Center Staff Dmytro Kozyura found guilty of high treason. He transferred defense data and
information about critical infrastructure facilities to Russian special services.
An SBU colonel has been sentenced to life imprisonment for high treason under martial law and for transferring classified information to Russian intelligence services. According to the investigation, he had been passing data to Russia for a long time regarding defense, the aftermath of missile strikes, and critical infrastructure facilities, particularly after the start of the full-scale invasion. This was reported by Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, writes
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The former head of the Staff of the Anti-Terrorist Center under the SBU, Dmytro Kozyura, has been found guilty of high treason under martial law. The colonel, a career SBU officer, had access to state secrets and was responsible for coordinating counter-terrorism efforts. In Marc…
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Dmytro Koziura, former head of the anti-terrorist center of the Security Service of Ukraine, is seen at a court session on Feb. 13, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
Colonel Dmytro Koziura, former head of the Security Service of Ukraine's (SBU) counter-terrorism department, has been convicted of treason and sentenced to life in prison, Ukraine's Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko reported on June 25.
Koziura reportedly passed secret information to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), including details about critical infrastructure and the consequences of Russian
missile strikes
against Kyiv.
"In exchange for a monetary reward, (Koziura) undertook to collect and pass on defense information, including data constituting a state secret, to Russian special services," Kravchenko
said
.
Koziura was recruited by the
FSB
in Vienna in 2018, Kravchenko said, and has been "in constant contact with his R…
Former SBU counter-terrorism chief sentenced to life in prison for passing state secrets to Russia
Former SBU counter-terrorism chief sentenced to life in prison for passing state secrets to Russia
Colonel Dmytro Koziura was convicted of treason for passing confidential information to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), including details about critical infrastructure and the consequences of Russian missile strikes on Kyiv.
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Ukraine sentences former counter-terrorism chief to life for treason
A Kyiv court sentenced former SBU counter-terrorism chief Dmytro Kozyura to life for treason after prosecutors said he fed the FSB classified wartime secrets.
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Ukraine sentences former counter-terrorism chief to life for treason
A Kyiv court sentenced former Security Service of Ukraine counter-terrorism official Dmytro Kozyura to life in prison on June 25 for high treason under martial law, after prosecutors said he agreed to share state secrets and systematically passed classified material to Russia. Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said the case exposed the seriousness of Russia’s wartime infiltration efforts inside Ukraine’s security system.
Kozyura had been the head of the SBU Anti-Terrorist Center staff, a post that gave him access to some of the most sensitive information in the country’s security apparatus. Prosecutors said he forwarded secret information to the Federal Security Service, including details about critical infrastructure in Kyiv, the consequences of Russian miss…
Former SBU anti-terror chief jailed for life
Former SBU anti-terror chief jailed for life
The Shevchenkivskyi District Court in Kyiv has sentenced
Col.
Dmytro Kozyura
, the former head of the Security Service of Ukraine’s (SBU)
Anti-Terrorist Center, to life in prison, the SBU said on June 25.
The man was arrested in February 2025 after a special
operation codenamed "Rat," the SBU said. According to court
documents, he was recruited by Russia’s FSB in 2018 in Vienna. He remained
dormant for a period before Russian handlers reestablished contact in late
December 2024 and tasked him with collecting and passing information about
Ukraine’s intelligence on the movement of Russian forces.
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Russian handlers also sought classified details on the equipment
of Ukraine’s security and defense forces, the condition of critical
infrastructure sites, the effects of strikes on Ukrainian cities, personal data
on senior military and political leaders, and other intelligence.
Enumerating Kozyura’s crimes, the SBU said it used him in a
counterintelligence operation, feeding large volumes of disinformation to
Moscow.
The SBU said investigators quickly identified a hidden
communications channel to the foreign service organized through an interm…
Corroboration
No verdict, no pronouncement. The model extracts atomic factual claims with verbatim quotes; every quote is validated against the source text and corroboration is computed by counting how many editorially-opposed blocs assert each fact. 6 fabricated/unverifiable quotes were rejected by the cite-or-die gate.
The spine · 5 facts corroborated across ≥2 opposed blocs
2×cross-perspective · 2Colonel Dmytro Koziura was convicted of treason for passing state secrets to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).
otherukraine
kyivindependent“Colonel Dmytro Koziura was convicted of treason for passing confidential information to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), including details about critical infrastructure and the consequences of Russian missile strikes on Kyiv.”
mezha.net“The former head of the Anti-Terror Center of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Dmytro Kozyura, received a life sentence for spying for Russia.”
thesheffieldpress.com“A Kyiv court sentenced former Security Service of Ukraine counter-terrorism official Dmytro Kozyura to life in prison on June 25 for high treason under martial law, after prosecutors said he agreed to share state secrets and systematically passed classified material to Russia.”
kyivindependent.com“Colonel Dmytro Koziura, former head of the Security Service of Ukraine's (SBU) counter-terrorism department, has been convicted of treason and sentenced to life in prison, Ukraine's Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko reported on June 25.”
unn.ua“Former head of the SBU Anti-Terrorist Center Staff Dmytro Kozyura found guilty of high treason. He transferred defense data and information about critical infrastructure facilities to Russian special services.”
2×cross-perspective · 2Dmytro Koziura was the head of the SBU Anti-Terrorist Center.
otherukraine
kyivindependent“Former SBU counter-terrorism chief sentenced to life in prison for passing state secrets to Russia”
mezha.net“The former head of the Anti-Terror Center of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Dmytro Kozyura, received a life sentence for spying for Russia.”
kyivindependent.com“Dmytro Koziura, former head of the anti-terrorist center of the Security Service of Ukraine, is seen at a court session on Feb. 13, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine.”
unn.ua“Former head of the SBU Anti-Terrorist Center Staff Dmytro Kozyura found guilty of high treason.”
2×broadly confirmedDmytro Koziura passed information about critical infrastructure in Kyiv to the FSB.
otherukraine
kyivindependent“passing confidential information to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), including details about critical infrastructure and the consequences of Russian missile strikes on Kyiv.”
kyivindependent.com“Koziura reportedly passed secret information to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), including details about critical infrastructure and the consequences of Russian missile strikes against Kyiv.”
unn.ua“He transferred defense data and information about critical infrastructure facilities to Russian special services.”
2×broadly confirmedDmytro Koziura passed information about the consequences of Russian missile strikes on Kyiv to the FSB.
otherukraine
kyivindependent“passing confidential information to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), including details about critical infrastructure and the consequences of Russian missile strikes on Kyiv.”
kyivindependent.com“Koziura reportedly passed secret information to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), including details about critical infrastructure and the consequences of Russian missile strikes against Kyiv.”
unn.ua“According to the investigation, he had been passing data to Russia for a long time regarding defense, the aftermath of missile strikes, and critical infrastructure facilities, particularly after the start of the full-scale invasion.”
2×cross-perspective · 2Dmytro Koziura is a colonel in the SBU.
otherukraine
kyivindependent“Colonel Dmytro Koziura was convicted of treason for passing confidential information to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), including details about critical infrastructure and the consequences of Russian missile strikes on Kyiv.”
mezha.net“According to investigators, he held the rank of colonel and became one of the highest-ranking SBU officials to face criminal liability in the wake of the large-scale invasion.”
unn.ua“An SBU colonel has been sentenced to life imprisonment for high treason under martial law and for transferring classified information to Russian intelligence services.”
Single-source · 5 — reported by one bloc only (uncorroborated)
Dmytro Koziura was sentenced to life in prison by Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi District Court.
mezha.net
Dmytro Koziura was arrested in February 2025 during a special operation code-named 'Rat'.
mezha.net
Dmytro Koziura was recruited by the FSB in Vienna in 2018.
kyivindependent.com
Dmytro Koziura passed information about the deployment and movement of Russian armed groups to the FSB.
mezha.net
Dmytro Koziura’s case exposed the seriousness of Russia’s wartime infiltration efforts inside Ukraine’s security system.
thesheffieldpress.com
Framing · 4 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
mezha.net
“A high-ranking former SBU officer received a harsh sentence after a years-long internal investigation, raising questions about internal security and wartime vetting procedures.”
→ Dmytro Koziura was sentenced after a long internal investigation.
unn.ua
“Former head of the SBU Anti-Terrorist Center Staff Dmytro Kozyura found guilty of high treason.”
→ Dmytro Koziura was found guilty of high treason.
thesheffieldpress.com
“Ukraine sentences former counter-terrorism chief to life for treason”
→ Dmytro Koziura was sentenced to life for treason.
kyivindependent.com
“Dmytro Koziura, former head of the anti-terrorist center of the Security Service of Ukraine, is seen at a court session on Feb. 13, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)”
→ Dmytro Koziura appeared in court on February 13, 2025.
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