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Bring Kids Back UA urges UK Parliament to support return of Ukrainian children, counter their militarization by Russia

The Bring Kids Back UA initiative has called on the UK Parliament to support long-term funding for the search, return, and reintegration of Ukrainian children, to expand sanctions against those involved in their unlawful transfer, and to insist on the unconditional return of these children as part of any peace negotiations.

Bring Kids Back UA urges UK Parliament to support return of Ukrainian children, counter their militarization by Russia

Ukrainian authorities have apprehended a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) operative allegedly recruited to orchestrate a missile attack targeting a Ukrainian Air Assault Forces brigade commander, according to the SBU's report on November 12. The suspect, a mobilized Ukrainian serviceman, was apprehended in the city of Mykolaiv while en route to transmit coordinates of a military facility to his Russian handler, where the colonel was expected to be present, the SBU disclosed.

The FSB agent was assigned to guide the missile strike in real-time. The investigation revealed that the serviceman initially caught the attention of Russian intelligence while seeking romantic connections on Telegram dating platforms. Upon recruitment, he communicated with an FSB officer through an anonymous chat. Leveraging his position as a driver, the suspect gathered intelligence on the brigade commander's location and provided details on Ukrainian military installations that stored and launched long-range attack drones aimed at Russian forces' rear positions.

The SBU detected the plot in advance, safeguarded the positions of Ukrainian airborne troops, and arrested the suspect at his military unit. The SBU's military counterintelligence, in collaboration with Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR), conducted the operation. The suspect was charged with high treason under martial law and is currently held without bail, facing life imprisonment and property confiscation if convicted.

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