The Sevastopol City Court in annexed Crimea sentenced 42-year-old Viktoria Strilets and her 24-year-old daughter Alexandra to 12 years in prison, accused of treason, the regional prosecutor's office reported. They were also sentenced to one year of restricted freedom.
According to the investigation, Alexandra Strilets, for a reward, "decided to engage in confidential cooperation" with representatives of Ukraine "against the security" of Russia and involved her mother in this.
According to the prosecutor's office, in September 2023, the girl transferred "to the disposal of a channel controlled by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine" photographs of military objects taken by her mother. The women were detained by officers of the FSB's Black Sea Fleet department, but the prosecutor's office did not disclose the date of detention.
Meanwhile, in early June, the FSB reported the detention of two residents of Crimea who passed the coordinates of a field fuel and lubricants depot in a military unit to Ukrainian intelligence services for a strike by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The criminal case was submitted to the court on June 16 and was considered in one session. The prosecutor's office indicated that the accused were taken into custody in the courtroom, most likely, before this, they had been given a preventive measure not related to arrest.