Kovirnichenko Taras Nikolaevich

In annexed Crimea, a criminal case of treason was opened against local resident Taras Kovnirchenko. Date of detention unknown. According to law enforcement, in 2023, Kovirnichenko collected and passed on to an employee of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine the coordinates of the deployment of personnel, as well as military equipment of units of the Russian Armed Forces and Rosgvardia located in the Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Crimea." "Additionally, he reported information about the locations of border patrol ships and boats in Kerch. The transmitted data could have been used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine against the security of the Russian Federation. The court sent the Crimean to a pre-trial detention center for the duration of the investigation. On October 31, 2024, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea found Taras Kovirnychenko guilty and sentenced him to 16 years in prison with serving the sentence in a strict regime correctional colony with a restriction of freedom for 1.5 years, as well as a fine of 400 thousand. rubles. On March 11, 2025, the Third Appellate Court of General Jurisdiction changed the verdict, details are unknown.