Banker who financed Russian army detained in Kyiv

The Security Service of Ukraine has detained a senior employee of one of the country's largest banks in Kyiv, who is implicated in financing the Russian army. 

The suspect turned out to be the director of the bank's information systems support department, presumably at Sens Bank.

According to the investigation, the banker systematically transferred funds to support the Russian occupation forces. To do this, he opened an account on one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges after the start of the full-scale invasion. Through this platform, funds were transferred to digital wallets used by Russian military personnel.

Investigators found that the banker obtained information about fundraising for the occupiers from thematic Telegram channels.

Security Service officers documented his criminal activities and detained him at his residence in Kyiv. During the search, a Russian Federation passport, Russian roubles, mobile phones, and a computer containing evidence of illegal activity were found.

The suspect has already been charged under Article 111-2, Part 1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (aiding the aggressor state). He is currently in custody without the right to bail. He faces up to 12 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.