{"id":635391,"date":"2026-11-11T09:07:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T07:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/11\/635391\/23-military-personnel-died-from-poisoning-minors-were-recruited-to-commit-the-crimes\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T09:14:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T07:14:04","slug":"23-military-personnel-died-from-poisoning-minors-were-recruited-to-commit-the-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/11\/635391\/23-military-personnel-died-from-poisoning-minors-were-recruited-to-commit-the-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"23 military personnel died from poisoning: minors were recruited to commit the crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to law enforcement, 23 Ukrainian service members<\/strong> have died from poisonings carried out on orders from Russian intelligence services. The National Police of Ukraine<\/strong> is investigating 21 criminal cases<\/strong> involving such crimes. Russian handlers recruited minors, including teenage girls, to carry them out. According to Slidstvo.Info<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The National Police\u2019s Main Investigative Department<\/strong> provided this information in response to a request from Slidstvo.Info<\/strong>. Police clarified that during 2026<\/strong>, pretrial investigations were opened in 20 cases<\/strong> related to the poisoning of the service members mentioned above. According to investigators, methadone<\/strong> was used to poison 13 service members<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Among those exposed in these cases were seven underage girls<\/strong>. The youngest was 14 years old<\/strong> at the time of the crime. Colonel Andrii Bondarenko<\/strong> of the National Police<\/strong> spoke about a case involving a teenager of that age from Rivne<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

According to investigators, a handler asked the girl to put on makeup and send a selfie. He used her photos to message a service member. The girl later met the man while staying in a video call with the handler.<\/p>\n

When the service member became unwell, the minor did not call an ambulance. Instead, according to the information presented by investigators, she began suffocating him with a pillow and a phone charging cable. Bondarenko<\/strong> noted that an entire group of people was involved in organizing such crimes.<\/p>\n

Following the pretrial investigations, prosecutors approved indictments and submitted materials from four criminal cases<\/strong> to court. Hearings are ongoing. Another case<\/strong> was transferred to a different law enforcement agency with jurisdiction. Investigative actions and forensic examinations are continuing in the remaining cases.<\/p>\n

The National Police<\/strong> explain that Russian intelligence services recruit minors through messaging apps, including Telegram<\/strong>, dating websites, and other social networks. Law enforcement officers and military personnel are carrying out preventive work to help prevent such crimes.<\/p>\n

The public is urged not to communicate with strangers in Telegram<\/strong> chats, dating groups, or specialized websites such as Badoo<\/strong>. Police warn that criminals may use even offers of romantic dates with flowers and champagne as part of their recruitment efforts.<\/p>\n

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