SBU arrested the director of a major Ukrainian bank in Kyiv for financing the Russian army.

The Security Service of Ukraine has detained the director of the Department of Information Systems Support at one of Ukraine's largest banks in Kyiv, who is involved in financing the Russian army. 

This is reported by the SSU. 

According to the investigation, the suspect regularly transferred his funds to support the occupying forces of Russia. After the onset of the full-scale war, the banker opened an account on one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges. Subsequently, he used this platform to send money to the digital wallets of the aggressors. Law enforcement is currently determining the exact amounts of his "donations."

As per the case materials, the Ukrainian banker received information about fundraising for the needs of the occupiers through thematic Telegram channels.

“SSU employees documented the official's crimes and arrested him at his residence in Kyiv. During a search of the detainee's home, a Russian citizen's passport, Russian rubles, mobile phones, and a computer with evidence of crimes were found,” the report states.

Currently, the investigators of the Security Service have informed the official of the suspicion under Part 1 of Article 111-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (aiding the aggressor state). The offender is being held in custody without the right to bail. He faces up to 12 years in prison with asset confiscation.

Background. Earlier, Mind reported that law enforcement detained the commander of one of the companies of the 155th brigade. He had deserted the unit and encouraged his subordinate soldiers to do the same.