A Russian Officer Turned Against His Country and Helped Ukraine Kill Hundreds
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For several months, he secretly handed over secret data to Ukrainian intelligence.
A former Russian officer has changed sides and is now fighting in Ukraine against his former brigade. Together with other defectors, he opposes the Putin regime in Moscow.
Russian Lieutenant Lev Stupnikov provided the Ukrainian side with coordinates of his units, warehouses and troop concentrations before crossing the front line in July 2024. According to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal, his actions helped launch a series of strikes against the Russian military that killed hundreds of servicemen. The exact number of casualties has not been independently confirmed. Stupnikov was an officer in the 36th G…
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