Ukraine police chief says Russia recruits young women to kill Ukrainian servicemen
Police say Russian handlers use Telegram and dating sites to recruit young women for attacks, with six cases recorded and one plot stopped this year.
- National Police Chief Ivan Vyhivskyi accused Russia of recruiting young Ukrainian women to kill military personnel via Telegram, with six such contract killing cases recorded since the start of 2026 and one successfully prevented.
- Russian handlers coordinate actions remotely through messaging apps, instructing young women to find soldiers on dating sites and providing funds to rent apartments and obtain methadone for lacing drinks during meetings.
- Police detained a 17-year-old in the Zhytomyr region last week for poisoning a serviceman; she allegedly communicated via Telegram with a handler likely acting for Russian security services.
- Vyhivskyi warned military personnel to remain vigilant when meeting people online, stating these planned murders are organized by the aggressor state using Ukrainian citizens who often fail to realize consequences.
- More than 1,100 Ukrainians have been accused of arson, terrorism, or sabotage during the war; officials emphasize no promises of reward exempt anyone from criminal liability.
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Russia Allegedly Using Young Women Online to Lure Ukrainian Soldiers, Attack Them With Poison
Ukrainian authorities have alleged that Russia is recruiting young women online, including through Telegram, to lure Ukrainian soldiers into dates where they are later poisoned, in what officials describe as a coordinated sabotage tactic linked to the ongoing war. The claims, which centre on so-called 'honeytrap' operations, suggest that individuals are being offered money and small financial incentives to make contact with servicemen through da…
Ukraine police chief accuses Russia of using girls for ‘planned murders’
Ukraine’s police chief has accused Russia of recruiting teenage Ukrainian girls to kill Ukrainian military personnel, following the arrest of a 17-year-old suspected of murdering a serviceman on the instructions of a Russian operative.
Ukraine's police chief has accused Russia of recruiting teenage Ukrainian girls to kill Ukrainian soldiers. Ivan Vyhivskyi spoke after the arrest of a 17-year-old girl suspected of killing a soldier on the orders of a Russian agent. The woman allegedly communicated on Telegram with a man who was likely an agent of the Russian security service (FSB). The police chief said in an interview that there have been six assassination attempts on the Tele…
Ukrainians have caught a 17-year-old who tried to kill a soldier with poison.
Poliția ucraineană afirmă că serviciile de informații ruse recrutează tot mai des tinere, inclusiv minore, pentru a viza militari ucraineni prin intermediul aplicațiilor de dating și al rețelelor sociale. Authoritđile au documentat șase comploturi de asasinat în 2026, dintre care unul a fost dejucat, relatează Kyiv Post.
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