Ukraine Says Two Soldiers Died After Arrested Girl Sent Russian Poison
Police say the suspect followed a Russian handler for at least 5,000 hryvnias as investigators identified four more potential victims.
- On Friday, Ukrainian police arrested a 17-year-old girl in Zhytomyr, west of Kyiv, suspected of poisoning soldiers with lethal methadone capsules that resulted in two deaths.
- Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of recruiting minors for sabotage since 2022, including an attempted poisoning of presidential advisor Kyrylo Budanov's wife in 2023.
- She allegedly followed instructions from a Russian handler in exchange for $111, contacting soldiers via Telegram and sending them 'free drugs' to be consumed on camera.
- Police identified other recipients of the packages, which "prevented four more murders" across the country, while the girl faces up to 15 years in jail if convicted.
- Citing Russia's aim "to kill our people and destabilise the situation within the country," police cautioned the public against accepting medication or substances from strangers.
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Ukrainian police have arrested a 17-year-old girl on suspicion of helping Russia poison Ukrainian soldiers by sending methadone capsules through the mail. She is believed to have contacted the victims via the Telegram application. Two soldiers have already died.
Girl arrested after taking US$111 from Russia to poison Ukrainian soldiers
Ukrainian police said on Friday they had detained a 17-year-old girl suspected of helping Russia’s security services to poison Ukrainian soldiers and that two had died. Ukraine and Russia have throughout their war since 2022 accused each other of recruiting minors for sabotage acts including poisoning. The girl, who was not named, is suspected of having packaged deadly drugs and sending them to Ukrainian soldiers she contacted by Telegram, a pol…
A 17-year-old girl was arrested by the Ukrainian police for helping the FSB poison Ukrainian soldiers. Two soldiers died, but four other murders were prevented.
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Ukraine says two soldiers died after arrested girl sent Russian poison
The girl is suspected of having prepared deadly substances and sent them to Ukrainian soldiers, with whom she had come into contact via Telegram (ANSA)
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