MP Dubinsky charged, ex-MP Kyva convicted: highlights for November 13

Russian attacks

In Kherson Oblast, as of the evening of November 3, 17 people were injured by Russian shelling during the day. The youngest injured person is a two-month-old baby. The girl is currently in the hospital with a moderate explosive head injury.

In the afternoon, the occupation forces attacked the center of Kherson. Two people were killed and ten were injured. Two more people came under fire in Beryslav.

The conviction of ex-MP Illya Kyva

Former MP Ilya Kiva was sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison with confiscation of property in a case of high treason and encroachment on the territorial integrity of Ukraine, the Lychakivskyi District Court of Lviv reported.

The court found Kyva guilty under four articles of the Criminal Code: part 3 of article 109, part 1 of article 111, part 2 of article 436-1 and article 436. The court considered the case in the form of a special trial in absentia, as Kyva is hiding from the investigation and court authorities in Russia.

Russian agent sentenced

A court has sentenced a 39-year-old Russian agent who guided missiles at the building of the Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration and at civilian infrastructure. He was sentenced to life in prison, the regional prosecutor's office said.

The man was found guilty of high treason; dissemination of materials justifying Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine; illegal processing of firearms; possession of firearms without a legal permit; purchase, carrying, or storage of ammunition without a legal permit; and possession of explosives without a legal permit.

Searches of Dubinsky and charges

MP Oleksandr Dubinsky's house was searched, a law enforcement source told hromadske. Ukrainska Pravda, citing its sources, wrote that it was a case of a criminal organization created to discredit Ukraine's image in the international arena.

It was later reported that the Security Service and the State Bureau of Investigation had pressed treason charges against Dubinsky. Law enforcement officials noted that they had audio recordings of conversations between an officer of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (also known as the GRU) and an agent recruited by Russian special services. They discuss the details of the operation and mention a participant in the scheme under the operational pseudonym Buratino. According to the investigation, this is the call sign of Dubinsky.

Recruitment to the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Natalia Kalmykova and head of employment platform Lobby X Vladyslav Hreziev signed an agreement that launched a project to recruit to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Recruiters will work for the army for free. Kalmykova noted that the project will allow a person to choose a specific unit for a specific position where their civilian experience will be most useful.