How Russia turns Ukrainians into spies | Global News Podcast

A former high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence officer, Dmytro Kozyura, has been sentenced to life in prison for spying for Russia. Once a counter-terrorism chief in Kyiv's security service, he was convicted of high treason for sharing state secrets with Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's government has conducted hundreds of investigations into domestic spying since Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Earlier this month, the head of a district court in Poltava region was reportedly sentenced to 15 years in prison for collaborating with Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). Civilians have also been accused of documenting and sharing intelligence, including troop movements, with Russia. We ask the BBC's global affairs reporter Paul Moss what motivates Ukrainians to spy for the Kremlin, and how Moscow's intelligence gathering has affected the war in Ukraine. New episodes of the Global News Podcast are published twice a day. You can listen here: https://link.mgln.ai/GNP-YT And you can find more of our YouTube episodes here: https://bbc.in/GlobalNewsPodcast Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #BBCNews #ukraine #russia #putin #zelensky #war #ukrainewar #news 00:00 Introduction 00:21 Convicted Dmytro Kozyura 01:29 How Ukraine caught Kozyura 03:08 Ukrainians spying for Russia 04:14 Why people spy for Moscow 07:46 Spying against Russia 08:59 How important is espionage for Russia's war effort?