In Kyiv, the SSU detained a high-ranking official involved in financing russia’s war against Ukraine. The perpetrator is the Director of the Information Systems Support Department of one of the largest banks in Ukraine.

The investigation established that he had regularly transferred his money to help russian occupation forces.

For this purpose, after the start of the full-scale war, the banker opened an account on one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges.

The official used this platform to transfer funds to the digital wallets of the ruscists. The law enforcement agencies are currently establishing the exact amount of his donations.

He got information about raising money for the occupiers on Telegram.

The SSU documented his crimes and apprehended him at his home in Kyiv.

During the search of the suspect’s home, the SSU found a russian passport, russian rubles, mobile phones and a computer with evidence.

SSU investigators served the detained individual a notice of suspicion under Article 111-2.1 of the CCU (aiding the aggressor state).

The suspect is in custody without the right to bail and faces up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.

The operation was carried out under the procedural supervision of the Prosecutor General’s Office.