The SSU continues to expose traitors and collaborators who assisted the aggressor during the occupation.

In Kharkiv oblast, the Service has identified two persons who supported the ruscists after the full-scale invasion.

One of them is a woman from Vovchansk. During the occupation, she was appointed as ‘chief specialist of the personnel unit’ in russia’s occupation administration.

Following the local gauleiter’s instructions, from July to September 2022, she was recruiting ‘staff’ for the fake institution and urging people to obtain russian passports.

Another collaborator is a 49-year-old resident of Kupiansk district, whom the ruscists appointed the director of a local lyceum.

As head of the institution, the ‘principal’ participated in the kremlin-ordered ‘integration’ of the educational process into the russian ‘system’.

Among other things, she organized the delivery of propaganda history textbooks from russia to the school.

The collaborator encouraged families to enroll their children to the seized lyceum.

In case of refusal, she threatened them with the deprivation of parental rights and sending their kids to russian boarding schools.

After the liberation of the area, both suspects tried to hide from prosecution. However, the SSU found and detained them.

Based on the evidence, SSU investigators notified both women of suspicion under Article 111-1.2, 111-1.3 of the CCU (collaboration).

The activities were carried out by the SSU Office in Kharkiv region together with the National Police under the procedural supervision of the regional Prosecutor’s Office.