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About 1,500 people in Ukraine sentenced to prison for cooperation with Russia

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Kiev: About 1,500 people have been convicted in Ukraine for cooperation with Russia, 98% of whom applied to participate in the prisoner exchange programme between Moscow and Kiev, The Times newspaper reported.

The prosecutor’s office of Ukraine has opened more than 8,000 criminal cases since the beginning of Russia’s special military operation in February 2022, the report said on Friday.

The penalty for committing high treason in Ukraine is 15 years in prison or life imprisonment with confiscation of property. Those accused of “collaborationism” can face a fine of up to 170,000 hryvnia ($4,100) or imprisonment for three to five years.

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